IYC Invites NDDC MD Samuel Ogbuku to Render Stewardship Account Before Ijaw Youths
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has formally invited the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, to appear before Ijaw youths and other critical stakeholders to render an account of his stewardship at the Commission.
The invitation, contained in an open letter dated 8 November 2026 and signed by the President of the 10th National Executive Council of the IYC, Comrade Dr D. Doubra Collins Okotete, and the National Secretary, Dr Ayebakuro Itari Igbeta, Esq., is scheduled for Sunday, 15 November 2026, at the IYC National Secretariat, Ijaw House, Sani Abacha Expressway, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
PulseNets learnt from the letter that the invitation forms part of a new accountability initiative introduced by the 10th National Executive Council to engage prominent Ijaw sons and daughters occupying leadership positions in government institutions and other public offices.
The initiative is intended to provide a platform for public officeholders to explain how they have used their positions to advance the interests and welfare of the Ijaw people.
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In the letter addressed to Ogbuku, the IYC explained that the initiative was designed to end what it described as unnecessary and endless visits by the Council’s leadership to heads of government institutions and other public officeholders, except in exceptional and unavoidable circumstances.
The Council said it had therefore adopted a deliberate policy of inviting Ijaw indigenes heading government agencies and occupying privileged public offices to its secretariat at Ijaw House, Yenagoa, to provide details of their stewardship.
According to the letter, the initiative is anchored on accountability, mutual respect and the principle that individuals who occupy public offices on the strength of the Ijaw struggle must remain answerable to Ijaw youths.
“This initiative is founded on accountability, mutual respect and the principle that those who hold office on the strength of the Ijaw course must remain answerable to the Ijaw youths, who are the owners of the struggle.”
The IYC described Ogbuku as one of the first public officeholders to be invited under the initiative, citing the strategic importance of the NDDC to the Niger Delta region and the Ijaw people in particular.
IYC Wants Ogbuku to Explain NDDC’s Impact on Ijaw Communities
PulseNets understands that the Council intends to provide the NDDC managing director with an opportunity to explain how his administration has utilised the Commission’s resources and institutional position to improve the lives of ordinary Ijaw people.
The letter specifically identified employment, contracts, scholarships, infrastructure, youth empowerment and general welfare as areas on which Ogbuku is expected to provide explanations.
The Council emphasised that the engagement was not intended as a confrontation but as an opportunity for the NDDC leadership to interact directly with the people it serves.
“This is not a summon, but an invitation of honour and brotherhood. It is an opportunity for you to speak directly to your people, to hear their yearnings first-hand, and to strengthen the bond between the NDDC and the IYC, as the initiative is designed to offer your Ijaw kinsmen the opportunity to ask questions, seek clarifications, and offer advice where necessary”
The proposed engagement is expected to allow Ijaw youths and other stakeholders to raise questions, seek clarification on the Commission’s activities and offer suggestions where necessary.
IYC Says Other Ijaw Political Appointees Will Also Be Invited
The Council further disclosed that the accountability initiative would not be limited to the NDDC or its managing director.
It said other prominent Ijaw individuals heading government agencies and occupying public offices at both state and federal levels would also be invited in due course to appear before the Council under the same stewardship framework.
“We wish to assure you that this move will not end with you and the NDDC only. Council has resolved that other prominent Ijaws heading government agencies and occupying public offices, both at the State and Federal levels, will also be invited in due course under the same stewardship framework.”
The IYC also acknowledged Ogbuku’s busy schedule but appealed to him and his management team to make themselves available for the engagement on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
The Council expressed confidence that his appearance at Ijaw House would inspire confidence among Ijaw youths and establish a precedent for other Ijaw public officeholders.
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“We are confident that your presence at Ijaw House will not only inspire confidence in our youths, but will also set a worthy precedent for other Ijaw office holders.”
The letter concluded with an appeal for his favourable response, while reaffirming the Council’s respect and brotherly esteem.
The invitation was signed by Comrade Dr D. Doubra Collins Okotete, President, and Dr Ayebakuro Itari Igbeta, Esq., National Secretary, of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide.
The IYC National Secretariat is located at Ijaw House, Sani Abacha Expressway, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
