Sunday 13 November 2016

MINISTER TASKS NDDC BOARD ON EQUITY, JUSTICE, FAIRNESS.

MINISTER TASKS NDDC BaOARD ON EQUITY, JUSTICE, FAIRNESS.

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani has enjoined the newly inaugurated board and management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to prove the confidence reposed in them by President Muhammadu Buhari by carrying out their assignments with equity, justice and transparency.

Usani gave this charge at the inauguration ceremony of the Board and Management of the Commission in Abuja, recently.

‘The position of this government is to guarantee accountability, transparency, equity and to make the citizens feel the impact of governance’, he reiterated.

The Minister stressed that the challenges of Niger Delta people was too crucial to be treated with levity. ‘I am formally inaugurating this board on behalf of Mr. President in the spirit of service and a call to duties’, he added.


In his remarks, the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Prof. Claudius Omoleye Daramola said the call of this team by the President was a call to serve the nation and not their individual pockets.

Prof. Daramola called on them to improve on the ongoing efforts of the Federal Government to develop Niger Delta Communities so as to end agitations in the region.

He added that the NDDC board and management should ensure that they serve the country without any prejudice to the extant rules and laws of the nation.

The new chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for their appointment, saying, ‘we are determined to change the story of Niger Delta by making Niger Deltans feel the impact of setting up the commission.

In a related development, the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NDDC, Nsima Ekere pledged the dedication and commitment of the commission under his leadership to arresting the challenge of the region, while calling for innovation and efficiency from all stakeholders in handling the affairs of the commission.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Alo Willaim said President Buhari, as part of his commitment to ensuring total development in the Niger Delta region, on 31st October, 2016 announce that NDDC be reporting to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. This he said would give room for proper coordination of activities in the region.


However, the outgoing acting Managing Director of the Commission, Mrs Ibim Semenitari disclosed that Niger Delta region had a lot to benefit from the new board and management.

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