The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) has inaugurated four projects in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The projects comprised a police station and a Health Centre; a recreation centre and a 4.5km Egbelebie Road network.
Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, said that the Okrika projects demonstrated the commission’s mandate to facilitate the sustainable development of the Niger Delta.
Ebie in a statement signed by the commission’s Director, Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thomson-Wakama, said that the NDDC Board and Management were facilitating the development of the region in collaboration with other stakeholders.
“NDDC is not a tier of government. Our work is to complement what other tiers of government are doing and to ensure that the administration of President Bola Tinubu succeeds in delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda,” he said.
In his speech, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said that the series of project inauguration was the dividends of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Federal Government.
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He noted that the NDDC was spreading the good news of Renewed Hope through tangible results.
According to the NDDC boss, the project inauguration started last year in Ondo, Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa states, adding: “This year, the exercise continued with notable projects in Delta, Imo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Bayelsa states.”
Ogbuku said there was a need for peace in communities to pave the way for development, noting that President Tinubu had given the board a marching order to complete all ongoing projects in the Niger Delta region and assured them that Okrika-Borokiri Road and bridges would be completed in good time.
He acknowledged the support of the Senate and the House of Representatives in enhancing project delivery, noting that the security agencies had been of great help in providing security at the NDDC project sites.
In his remarks, the NDDC Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, noted that the people of Okrika were full of joy over the projects and reassured them that the present board of the Commission would complete the Borokiri-Okrika bridge, linking the community to Port Harcourt.
In his project brief, the NDDC Executive Director of Projects, Sir Victor Antai, explained that the network of roads was approximately four and a half kilometres long, while the Police Station was equipped with an armoury, male and female cells and other facilities built to strengthen security.
Antai noted that the projects were undertaken to enhance community development and improve the well-being of residents in the communities.
A representative of the Abam community, Chief Believe Abam, expressed gratitude to the NDDC for delivering the various projects for the people. He commended the vision and leadership prowess of the NDDC Board and Management and appealed for more development projects in the area.
