The Provisionary Committee of the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard, PC-NCG being coordinated by Captain Noah Ichaba on Tuesday reacted to reports purportedly issued by one Sekenimde Sunday published in the Vanguard newspapers of Sunday edition, saying there is only one Coordinator of the Nigerian Coast Guard which is Captain Noah Ichaba.

Captain Ichaba described Sekenimdo Sunday as an impersonator and impostor who is out to mislead the public in guise of the Coordinator of NCG currently receiving legislative attention at the National Assembly, hence, the public should disregard his report as he has no right to speak on behalf of the Nigerian Coast Guard.

We want to use this opportunity to inform the public that the Provisionary Committee of the Nigerian Coast Guard under the leadership of Captain Noah Ichaba is quite satisfied with the pace at which the bill was moving at the National Assembly, even as a public hearing on the bill has been conducted in line with parliamentary rules and procedures.

In a statement issued and made available to CAPITAL POST in Abuja, said: “The Provisionary Committee of the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard, PC-NCG’s attention has been drawn to a misleading publication in Vanguard Online of 8th March 2025, titled “Coordinator of provisional Nigerian Coast Guard appeals to NASS for bill passage” credited to Sekenimde Sunday.

“PC-NCG respectfully invite the attention of patriotic, impartial and ready to act relevant authorities, concerned groups that were misled, authentic stakeholders and the general public, to note that, the stories of 8th March 2025 and 7th March 2024, regarding the purported harmonization and acceptance of some Registered Private Maritime Security Groups into the Nigerian Coast Guard, were nothing, but, a brazen reinforcement of criminal impersonation, a contemptuous cover-up and a defiant act of confrontation meant to ridicule law enforcement agents and their respective institutions as well as a provocative invitation to acrimonious conflicts.
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The PC-NCG urged the public not to succumb to hoodwinking tactics of Mr. Sekenimde Sunday even as we suspect he has a kind of surreptitious motives in attempt to highjack the NCG in broad day light and particularly midway into legislative processes that would make it to become an agency of government anytime soon.

“The action is a move to tacitly hoodwink the intelligence of the general public, rather than serve the true purpose of harmonization as announced, by the imposturous organizer, who is a non-member of the Provisional Operation and Activities of the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard, but, a subversive fellow.

“Patriotic Nigerians are responsively reminded that Sekenimde Sunday had, on 7th March, 2024 claimed that: Federal Government thro Ministry of Transport, Marine and Blue Economy had given him approval to mobilize, recruit and train personnel for Nigerian Coast Guard. That he has also been designated as the National Director of the Provisional Operation of Nigerian Coast Guard.

“Also to be noted is that Sekenimde Sunday neither operates a governmentally recognized Military Training Center nor own a Private Registered and tax paying Military Training Institution, and he is not a certified Expert that is capable of delivering such services to be authorized by the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy to mobilize, recruit and carry out military training for the personnel of Nigerian Coast Guard, that already has surplus qualified prospective workforce who are awaiting government’s call. The illegal Nigerian Merchant Navy Training Camp he was attending before it was smashed by Law Enforcement Agents in 2015 did not qualify him to impact such knowledge to personnel of the impending Nigerian Coast Guard.”

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was expected to hold a peace meeting with the Niger Delta leaders to be represented by the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), at the presidential villa, Abuja on Tuesday.

PANDEF, a brain child of the late elder statesman, Pa Edwin Clark would represent all traditional rulers, leaders, and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region.

The stakeholder will later followed up the meeting with the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpa and other lawmakers from the Niger Delta region in the National Assembly after villa’s meeting with President Tinubu.

Co-Chairmen of the Board of Trustees for this regional organization include former Governors HRM Alfred Diete-Spiff of old Rivers State and Obong Victor Attah of Akwa-Ibom State.

The National Chairman of PANDEF is Ambassador Godknows Igali, a distinguished former federal permanent secretary and diplomat.

A top member of the group who confided in Vanguard said: “We (leaders of PANDEF) had an expanded NEC meeting at the Transcorp Abuja yesterday.

“We shall have an interactive session with Mr President at the Villa this morning. Later in the afternoon we shall meet with the Senate President and all National Assembly members from the South South.”

The National Executive Committee of Action Alliance (AA) led by the National Chairman Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze said it has uncovered plot by some sacked members of the party to challenge the leadership of the party .

The party in a statement in Abuja accused some sacked members of the party led by Adekunle Rufai Omoaje to plunge the party into another round of legal battle after the Supreme court had put to rest the leadership tussle that had rocked the party for years.

The party in a statement by its National Secretary, Vernimbe James said a group of expelled members led by Mr Adekunle Rufai Omoaje secretly filed action at the Federal High Court Osogbo, Osun state in Suit asking the Independent National Electoral Commissiin (INEC) to replace Chief Udeze with the sacked Omoaje as the National chairman of AA.

The group in a suit number FHC/OS/CS/242/2024, reserved for judgment today 11th, March, 2025 is challenging the leadership of Chief Udeze

The said suit is coming barely a week after the supreme court had affirmed Chief Udeze as the authentic national Chairman of AA.

And Omoaje suit is coming ‘after loosing the party leadership contest at the Court of appeal in Appeals Number;CA/ABJ/CV/955/2022 Judgement delivered on 26th, January,2024, CA/ABJ/CV/869/2024 Judgement delivered on 6th, September, 2024,CA/ABJ/CV/1163/2024 Judgement delivered on 13th, November,2024 and Supreme court of Nigeria in Appeal Number:SC/CV/922/2024 , ruling delivered on 26th, February,2025.

The expelled Members of the party should be properly counsel that the lower Court such as the Federal high Court can not rub shoulder with the appellate courts on a settled matter of Action Alliance (AA) leadership.

The party ‘s team of lawyers have been directed to do the needful in respect of the secret suit filed by former members of the party at the Federal high Court Osogbo.

Action Alliance (AA) members across Nigeria and beyond should remain peaceful and law abiding that the authentic National Leadership of the party led by Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze will continue to defend and uphold the party’s Constitution and we Congratulate you all for the success of the recent party’s Nationwide Ward,LGA, State Congresses and National Convention.

The Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze led National leadership of the party remains undeterred in light of the settled Court of appeal Judgements and Supreme Court Ruling on AA leadership in favor of Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze led National Executive Committee of the party.