President Muhmmadu Buhari is set to face a fresh legal battle over his recent appointment of members of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Joined in suit were the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubarkar Malami; President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and three others.
The suit, filed by Concerned Ndokwa Patriots (CNP), is against the exclusion of indigenes of Ndokwa from the board of the NDDC.
Buhari had on July 20, 2016 published the list of eight nominees for appointment into the board of the commission without considering any Ndokwa/Ukwuani person.
It sought the order of court to direct the 1st respondent (Buhari) to immediately appoint an indigene of the locality in the proposed 5th board of the commission.
“A declaration that the non-inclusion of any indigene of Ndokwa/Ukwuani ethic group as members of the 5th governing board of the NDDC pursuant to section 2(1)(b)(v) and 2(2)(a)(b) of the NDDC Act of 12th July, 2000, amounts to discrimination against indigenes of Ndokwa/Ukwuani ethnic group in Delta state” the suit, filed by the applicant counsel, A.C. Oluiji, read.