NDDC board chairman hails Ita-Giwa for joining APC

Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, Chairman, Governing Board, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has described the movement of Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa from PDP to APC as a `welcome development.’

Ndoma-Egba said this in a congratulatory message issued by Mrs Clara Braide, Special Assistant, Communication Office of the NDDC Chairman made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday.

He said that her decampment to the APC would push ongoing efforts to develop the Niger Delta region.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ita-Giwa, a pioneer member of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), joined the PDP in 2004.

He said “Your coming to the APC at this point in our fledgling democracy is a pointer to your sincere commitment to deploy your wealth of experience, with other democrats, for the betterment of your region and the nation as a whole.’’

The NDDC chairman noted that Ita-Giwa joined the APC at a time when politicians of goodwill are moving over to contribute their quota to the development of Nigeria via the platform of change.

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“We all are aware of the interesting political story of this great woman of note and how she has been able to galvanise the people of her community to pursue a course that they hold dear in a non-political and non-military way," he added.

The Chairman further emphasised: “the party can benefit from her immense wealth of experience and tap into her political structure for our party’s greater good.

“She is a good catch. This move is a further endorsement for President Muhammadu Buhari.”

Ndoma-Egba stressed that, Ita Giwa, a team player, grassroots mobiliser and party faithful, would help push the APC to take over the South-South.