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The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has again hit hard on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, warning the commission not to embark on development projects in any of the Niger Delta states without first seeking the governors’ permission.

Mr. Emmanuel, who was addressing a security summit for the South-south region held on Tuesday in Uyo, abandoned his written speech mid-way to call out the Managing Director of NDDC, Nsima Ekere, who was present in the summit.

The event was organised by the Nigeria police.
“Let me use this opportunity that the MD of NDDC is here to state clearly that NDDC does not own even a piece of land,” Mr. Emmanuel said. “It is the governors that are in-charge of land.”