NCDMB Is Best In Africa -Akobo

An Energy expert and Managing Director of PE  Energy, Mr Daere Akobo, has described the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as the best in Africa, especially in the Sub-Sahara region.
Akobo, who made the observation recently in Port Harcourt in an exclusive interview, said the Board is is not just the best in Africa, but has become worthy of emulation by other nations in Sub-Sahara and Africa at large.
He explained that NCDMB is policy driven and in the process doing well to live up to expectations, especially in setting guidelines and minimum content levels for activities  that were project-related across the Oil and Gas chain of values.
According to him, ‘‘Apart from being policy driven, the NCDMB was fast promoting investments and employing Nigerians as well as engages in targeted capacity-building interventions that would deepen indigenous capabilities, human capital development, infrastructure and facilities, manufactured materials and local supplier development.
“They also ensure the growth and management of Nigerian Content Development Fund.
“What was happening in the NCDMB was unbelievable as it effectively established, operated and maintained the Joint Qualification system (NOGICJQS) in partnership with stakeholders in the industries and in the process, increase values and build industries and technology”.
He expressed delight in the progress and the ability of the NCDMB, and advised Nigeria, and African business men, to cue in, noting that “the multi-national oil companies in the country, as at today, do not believe that an organisation like NCDMB could carry out the level of good administration and job being done there.
“The NCDMB had also made progress in monitoring   the compliance of Nigerian content by operators and providers of services in terms of accumulative spending, creation of employment and sources of local goods, services and materials used in operations and projects.
“The running of NCDMB to achieve this amiable height and quality delivery was a team work under the management of the Executive Secretary, Engineer Simbi Wabote, who is leading by  vision, good management and leadership by example”, he said.
He disclosed that PE Energy Venture, which he Head, is a direct beneficiary of the good management and administration in the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board.

By: Ike Wigodo & Tonye Nria-Dappa