Nigeria, March 6 -- The President of the Ijaw Youth Council, Peter Igbifa, said political leaders in Nigeria's Niger Delta region must learn "very important lessons" from President Muhammadu Buhari, instead of joining others to criticise the president.

The Niger Delta region has remained underdeveloped, despite producing the oil that sustains Nigeria's economy.

Agencies like the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), set up to speed up development in the region, have been plagued by corruption scandals, while the people from the region continue to live in poverty.

Mr Igbifa told PREMIUM TIMES, Tuesday, "I am one man who does not go about blaming Buhari for whatever".

He said people from the Niger Delta should make it a priority to...