Unite For Inclusive Development, NDDC Urges Communities.

 

 

Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of  Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,  on Wednesday urged   Communities in   the  Niger Delta Region to unite and confront the complex challenges facing them.

 

Speaking  when the leadership  of  Ijaw Youths Council paid him a  solidarity visit. at his office in Port Harcourt, Ogbuku  stated that  the principle of inclusiveness in the commission's mandate to foster sustainable development across all communities within the Niger Delta region still stands.

To accelerate progress and address the persistent underdevelopment in the region, Ogbuku revealed the Commission's adoption of a robust Public-Private Partnership, PPP, strategy to fund major projects. This approach entails collaborative efforts with corporate organizations and state governments in the Niger Delta region.

"NDDC is for the nine states of the Niger Delta region, meaning I am here to work in the interest of the nine states of the region. 

No matter your ethnic group in the Niger Delta region, we all face the same challenges. Therefore, we must all work together to address our challenges.

“All Niger Deltans must be accommodating and work in harmony to drive the process of development for the well-being of our people. I was not appointed to look back or shift blames. I was appointed to look forward to fix the problems in the region...

"This commitment to inclusiveness is not only regional but also aligns with the global vision of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

"Regardless of our ethnicity, we are all related and we face common challenges. These challenges, like underdevelopment and ecological problems, bring us all together."

“Recently, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, and through that partnership, we intend to revive the Bonny Ring Road project which was stalled for many years. 

"The Okrika-Borokiri Road and bridge project is also being revived in partnership with the Rivers State Government. Similarly, in Bayelsa State, we are partnering with the Bayelsa State Government on the Sampou-Sabagriegha-Ulako Road and Bridge project.”

The President of the Ijaw Youth Council, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri, acknowledged the NDDC's progress under Dr. Ogbuku's leadership nothing that NDDC may not have reached where it is supposed to be "but it is far from where it used to be.”