By Jackson UdomPresident Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the abandoned headquarters building of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) would be commissioned shortly, in fulfilment of his promise to the people of the region.
Buhari stated this a nation wide broadcast on Friday, to mark this year’s Democracy Day Celebrations.
According to him, “with sustained engagement of youths, opinion leaders and other stakeholders, we have restored peace in the Niger Delta Region and maintained our oil production levels. The head office of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) will be commissioned shortly”.
He promised further that, “the funding of Sections I–IV of the East-West Road shall be pursued with a view to completing the project by the end of 2021, adding, “I am determined to ensure that development meant for the people of the Niger Delta get to them so I have authorised a Forensic Audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission.
It would be recalled that, during his maiden visit to the abandoned building site in Port Harcourt, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio had promised to work with the NDDC management team to ensure that the building was commisioned by President Buhari before the end of his second term tenure.
Akpabio, was said to be more determined to see to the completion and Commission of the building, within the shortest possible time, inorder to stop the payment of N300M annual rent for the temporary office of the commission since it was established.
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