Agitators in the Niger Delta under the aegis of the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately inaugurate the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), already screened and confirmed by the National Assembly.
The group, in a statement by its coordinator, Comrade Izon Ebi, recently, said that there was no excuse to further delay the inauguration of the NNDC board since the forensic audit report has been submitted.
The group challenged the President to match his words with action by creating an enabling environment for peace, stability and development to reign 
in the Niger Delta.
“By inaugurating the substantive board that was screened and confirmed by men of impeccable character and integrity in the National Assembly, it will truly put the board members on their toes to deliver on a new template for the much-awaited development of the region.
“We reiterate that the inauguration of the screened and confirmed board by the Senate will douse the current agitations and restiveness that have become pervasive in the region these past years as well as rekindle the hope and aspirations of the people.
“It will also prove the seriousness of the Federal Government towards ameliorating the plight of the long-suffering people of the region to give them a sense of belonging”, the group said.
The agitators also commended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for delivering on the mandate assigned to him by the President on the forensic audit of the NDDC.
They, however, hoped that with the conclusion of the forensic audit, the leakages in the administrative structure that allegedly facilitated the wanton corruption and malfeasance that riddled the commission would be checked if the recommendations of the auditors were adhered to.
The agitators demanded that the management structure of the commission should be rejigged for better service delivery to the people in the region.