NDDC Forensic Audit: Women rally support for acting-MD, Nunieh to accomplish Presidential directive

A group of well-meaning Nigerian women, under the aegis of Greater Nigeria Ambassador Forum (GNAF), has thrown its weight behind Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, to accomplish her presidential mandate.

On resumption of office in October last year, President Muhammadu Buhari handed Dr. Nunieh the mammoth task of flushing an utterly messy oil-drunk commission, sunk in corruption since creation two decades ago through a forensic audit.

As expected, Dr. Nunieh’s quest hasn’t been anywhere near hitch-free, with different levels of calumny campaigns targeted at her and the board.

At a press conference on Monday in Abuja, GNAF backed the interim acting MD to rid the commission of corruption no matter who is affected.

In a statement by the President, Magdalene Ogwiji, the group of women made bold of the statement “What a man can do, a woman can do and is doing better in NDDC.”, adding that a “ fearless woman is more dangerous than a 100 brave men”.

Mrs Ogwiji said the recent allegations that Dr. Nunieh doesn’t possess a valid National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate is “deliberate, wicked, distractive, manipulative, destructive and borne out of malicious intent”.

The Greater Nigeria Ambassador Forum believes the acting MD is being hunted not only for being upright and uncompromising, but because she’s not a man.

The group, however, urged Dr. Nunieh not to be deterred by the campaign against her and rather concentrate on accomplishing her mandate.

The GNAF, therefore, called on First Lady, Aisha Buhari and all women across the country to support one of their own.