Minister Sends Urgent Message to New NDDC Board Over Transparency, Others

• Lauretta Onochie and other board members have been urged not to at any point deviate from the NDDC's vision
• The call was made by the minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, during his inaugural remarks
• He also tasked members of the new board of the Commission to follow the Public Procurement Act 2007 with due diligence and transparency

The minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, has urged the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to adhere strictly to the provisions of the act that established it in the year 2000.

Umana stated this in his inaugural remarks at a two-day retreat for the new board members held on Friday at the Ibom Icon Hotel and Golf Resort, Uyo, with the theme “NDDC: Making a Differenc," a statement sent to Legit.ng read.

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He also tasked members of the new board of the Commission to follow the Public Procurement Act 2007 with due diligence and transparency.

The Minister remarked that the NDDC Board and Management Retreat was meant to establish a template for effective take off in the task to make a positive impact in the lives of the people of the region and equip the Board and Management with relevant information to play their various roles to ensure that the NDDC lives up to its mandate of fast-tracking the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region.

He reminded the board members that the people of the Niger Delta region and Nigerians were looking up to them to make a difference.

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NDDC board visits Udom Emmanuel

Earlier, the NDDC board had paid a courtesy visit to the governor of the state, Udom Emmanuel, where he charged the NDDC board and Management to effectively support the states of the Niger Delta region in their development efforts, regretting that this had not been the case in the past.

The NDDC Board Chairman, Mrs Lauretta Onochie in her response, said that the commission was determined to partner with the governors of the Niger Delta region to ensure that oil-producing states enjoyed sustainable development.

Buhari has repositioned NDDC for adequate service, says Omehia

On his part, Nzerem Omehia, a public affairs analyst, has stated that President Buhari's administration's scorecard in the Niger Delta region has been successful.

Omehia said the recent comments of the minister of Niger Delta affairs, Umana Okon Umana, in Abuja at the 20th edition of Buhari Scorecard Series (2015-2023) indicates that the president has a particular interest in the development of the oil-rich region.

In an article seen by Legit.ng on Monday, December 19, Omehia further stated that the president had repositioned the NDDC to discharge its core mandates effectively.

Source: Legit.ng