NDDC Branded Rice Ready, June

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Christian, Oboh, says the Commission’s branded rice would hit the nation’s market by the end of June.

Dr. Oboh who gave the indication during a courtesy call on him in his office in Port Harcourt recently by officials of Braced Commission said the NDDC was working in partnership with a consultant to accomplish the June target.

“We have a target to ensure that NDDC branded rice is in the market by June, we have a consultant who is working on the rice plant to ensure that it is running”.

He said the Commission was passonate in redressing the insecurity food and Niger Delta in Particular and that there was budgetary provision for the establishment of rice processing plants across the region.

“By the time we do this, we will be providing both cheap food and employment for our people”, even as he promised a number of high profile projects in the Niger Delta region within the next ten years.

“We are looking at mega projects littered all over the region in the next ten years, we want to connect our communities with good roads not just one kilometer roads”.

He assured that NDDC would collaborate and partner with stakeholders in order to assist in meeting set targets.

While expressing the openness of the Commission to constructive criticism, the NDDC boss said “we need people to tell us what we are not doing right and what we can do if well, not just to dismiss NDDC entirely that there is nothing good there”, he remarked.

Earlier, the Director General of Braced Commission, Amb. Joe Keshi said his group was at the NDDC to explore areas of collaboration as according to him, he was not mindful of the importance partnering with the NDDC would bring to the two bodies.

He revealed that the Braced Commission which was made up of the six South-South States of the Niger Delta included Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta States.