Aggrieved ilaje indigenes have condemned the refusal of government to overturn the confirmation of charles ogunmola as executive director, projects, niger delta development commission, nddc.
They made their position known at a press conference in lagos.
The group under the aegis of the iilaje national alliance movement, inamo, claims that some people from the local government are negotiating with politicians and business men from imo state to frustrate the confirmation of charles ogunmola.
Chairman of the group, Alex omotehinse, alleged that those against the nomination of ogunmola have also flooded the senate with petitions against gbenga edema, the commissioner-nominee from ondo state on the board of nddc.
While urging the senate not to surrender to the blackmail against ogunmola, the group said those who are writing petitions to the senate against ogunmola should be held responsible if imo state succeeds in hijacking the executive director, project, from the state.
The group noted that the nomination of ogunmola, an indigene of ipele, owo local government area of ondo state did not breach any section of the nddc act.