Youths of the South-South, under the aegis of Southsouth Youth Patriotic Movement for Ultimate Peace and Justice (SSYPAM), have advised against the scrapping of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). They also expressed their support for the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. The youths prayed for God's directives to the Presiden–elect to successfully bring the needed change, peace and stability in Nigeria. They, however, warned those clamouring for the dissolution of the NDDC to desist forth-with in the interest of sustained peace in the country. The group, in a statement in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, congratulated the General for his victory at the polls and also asked him to ignore the calls against the commission, noting that those calling for the scrapping of the agency do not mean well for his government and the Nigerian's oil-rich region. The statement signed by their National President, Chinagorom Nwonkwo, reads in part: “We are calling on those demanding for scrapping of NDDC put a stop to it and give support to the commission to achieve the mandate of developing the region that produces the wealth which the nation enjoys. “NDDC from its inception has performed very well but due to scarcity of funds, it has continued to face the challenge of the level of performance as expected by the people. “The commission from the time of set-up has initiated and completed several structural projects in the region and also engaged in human development and empowerments programmes for the people of the region, both locally and internationally, despite the challenge of under-funding and huge debt being owe it by the Federal Government. “Presently the commission is being owed a cumulative sum of N700 billion, if this amount is released to the Commission, it will go a long way in meeting the yearnings of the people of the region to the admiration, appreciation of the entire country.” “We also want to state that those calling for the scrapping of NDDC to first ask themselves, how youth restiveness in the region was drastically reduced?, how militancy became a thing of the past in the region among other," the statement further stated. “The existence of the commission for the marginalised and abandoned region has made it possible for youths from the region to get small ticket jobs, contracts which they execute and get empowered to boost their economic well-being and that of their family members. “We are therefore calling on well- meaning Nigerians to support NDDC and its good works, instead of condemning it. We are also using this medium to call on President-elect to ignore the call and map out strategies for effective and adequate funding of the commission as soon as he assumes office next month to enable the commission deliver on its mandate.”