Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, has said that the two-year administration of President Bola Ahmed has brought significant development to the Niger Delta region through the Dr Samuel Ogbuku-led Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Momoh urged the management and staff of the commission to sustain the momentum and consolidate on the successes recorded by the commission in the past two years.
The minister spoke in an interactive meeting between the ministry, executive management and staff of the commission in Port Harcourt.
He said that the “success of NDDC is the success of the Ministry of Regional Development.”
Momoh said: “In the past two years, significant developments have taken place in the Niger Delta region, and this is because of the hard work of the management and staff of the NDDC. We have come to give you hope and encouragement to do more.”
The minister noted that his working visit along with the Permanent Secretary and Directors of the Ministry was to inspect the ongoing construction of the Kaa-Ataba Bridge linking the Khana Local Government Area to the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
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He said that he also inspected the construction work at the 3.65km Borokiri-Okrika Road and three bridges at the Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State and the Niger Delta Regional Hospital, with cardiovascular and orthopaedic sections, in Port Harcourt.
Momoh commended the NDDC for a successful celebration of its 25th anniversary and urged the staff to continue to work with the management to ensure improvement in project and service delivery.
The minister harped on the importance of cooperation saying: “For an organisation to excel, its leadership must show the way, and the people behind them must be ready to cooperate.”