I Will Drive The Core Mandate Of NDBDA: Amgbare

Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, the New Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer ( MD/CEO ) of the Niger Delta Basin Authority (NDBDA)  has assured that he will  drive  the core-mandate of the authority which  include the promotion of sanitation, provision of  portable water, ensuring that there is  safety on the waterways and  contribution to  food security according  the agenda of President  Tinubu's-led administration.

Speaking on Friday at the head office of NDBDA during his maiden meeting with the staff of the agency, he stated that he has come as the representative  of  President Tinubu and to make sure that his agenda  succeeds.

Decrieing the unhygienic condition in most riverine communities in the Niger Delta, he  assured  that the authority would put  plans in place to campaign against it and provide alternatives.

He said  "I have come to drive the core mandate of this authority which is in the area of  sanitation, provision of potable water  and making our waterways  safe stating that he will make sure that his tenure would ensure that the agency contributes to the  food security agenda of the government.

"We have come to promote sanitation. Sanitation is key because the problem of our region is pathetic. As a matter of fact, the same water where we defecate is where we drink.We must campaign against it and provide alternatives so that our people will be safe.

"So, if you want to solve the problems of the region you must empower the Basin Authority to achieve that and that is what he has done and  NDBDA  is the foundation of all interventionist agencies and it  is core  to solving  the problems of the Niger Delta .

Disclosing that the  people of  Niger Delta Region have cause to thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the lot he has done for the region even before and as president of Nigeria,Amgbare disclosed that the current presidential Amnesty programme being enjoyed  by youths of  Niger Delta Region was the  brainchild of President  Tinubu long before he became the president .

"The Amnesty programme we are enjoying today was initiated by him.  It was a very fruitful one and that set the tone for the Presidential Amnesty Programme.

Addressing the staff,  he assured  them of  his passion to partner with them, to provide what they need to  succeed as civil servants stating that 

as a one time  civil servant, he knows  what it takes for  a civil servant to succeed.

 "We need  passion  and we also need good will. We have come with passion, we have come with good will and you can be rest assured that we can build that partnership.

"To  achieve  the desired results, all hands must be on deck to collectively achieve  it. We will run a very transparent system with your support .We will not short change you .