For not appointing any Senator from Delta State as Chairmen of Committees in the senate, a group of Niger Deltans has accused the Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sectionalism in the 10th senate.Nigeria Senate President, Godswill Akpabio
The group, Niger Delta Development Association, NDDA, led by its national convener, Iteveh Nur’ Ekpokpobe at a media briefing in Abuja said, the constitution of the committees in the Senate falls short of the expectation of the people of Delta State.
He said Delta State as one of the highest oil producing states in the country deserve more than what is currently allocated to it.
“We frown at the constitution of the committees in the Senate, while some states have more than one, Delta has none” he said.
He also said this is a “calculated affront to the people of the state when juxtaposed with our contribution to the development of Nigeria with resources from Delta State”.
Ekpokpobe further said, the entire state is yet to come to terms with the decision of the leadership of the Senate to exclude the state’s Senators from chairmanship of committees in the Senate.
According to him, “out of seventy-four committees in the Senate, states in the south south region like Cross River got three, Rivers State has two, Akwa Ibom State has two, Edo and Bayelsa states have one each while Delta State has none at all”.
They accuse the Senate President of favouring some states in the region while others were neglected.
“Despite the fact that Delta has some of the most credible senators, we find it difficult to believe that this could happen as an omission” he maintains.
The group said upon return from the recess, it expects that the anomalies is corrected in order not to create the impression that some states in the federation are not left behind.
