Buhari Unveils N16bn New NDDC Hqtrs, ‘Morrow

President Muhammadu Buhari will, tomorrow, inaugurate the N16billion newly-completed office complex of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which work started in 1996.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, announced this while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
Akpabio said that the building which started in 1996 witnessed slow pace of work until 2019 when Buhari committed to its completion.
“The road to completion of the over N16billion NDDC office edifice started when I visited the building in 2019 and learnt that the project commenced 25 years ago in 1996.
“After the visit, I briefed President Buhari and told him that we can make the building the focal achievement in his effort to reposition NDDC.
“Immediately, President Buhari graciously approved and work commenced on the building as part of his commitment and passion to the people of Niger Delta.
“The completion and inauguration of the building on Thursday shows that government can work only if it has the right determination and focus,” he said.
Akpabio said that although the building had been completed he would still meet with the Federal Executive Council to approve contract for the furnishing of the entire office space.
He berated past administration and NDDC boards who rather than focus on completion of the office building preferred to pay N300million yearly to rent its old office.