Niger Delta
A’Ibom Govt Wants NDDC To Deliver Quality Projects
Akwa Ibom Govern
ment has urged the management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to strengthen its project monitoring and evaluation unit to ensure quality projects delivery.
The state Deputy Governor, Mr Moses Ekpo, gave the advice in Uyo when the Senate Committee on NDDC and Amnesty Programme paid him a courtesy visit in Government House.
Ekpo called on the commission to take stock of its projects in the state and ensure speedy completion of all ongoing and abandoned projects executed by the commission.
“From NDDC records, we are told that 829 projects were listed for execution in Akwa Ibom since 2010.
“We should know where these projects are located; are they completed and what are their statuses?
“We think that NDDC should always cross-check with the state government on projects execution, to avoid unnecessary duplication.”
He said that Akwa Ibom contributed 40 per cent of the oil wealth accruing to the country and as such, the state deserved better treatment.
Ekpo also requested proper integration of ex-militants from Akwa Ibom into the Amnesty Programme of the Federal Ggovernment.
He thanked the Senate Committee on NDDC for the tour of projects in the state and expressed the hope that after the visit, Akwa Ibom would be treated better.
Earlier in his speech, the Senate Committee Chairman on NDDC and Amnesty Programme, Sen. Peter Nwaobosi, said that the committee was in the state to assess the impact of NDDC.
“We are here to see what had happened since 2000 that NDDC was established.
“As the representatives of the people, we are here to find out whether the people are happy; whether the money spent on NDDC had been well utilised for the benefit of the people.
“We are here as partners in the development of the Niger Delta Region,” Nwaobosi said.
Nwaobosi promised to report back to the Senate his experiences after inspection of NDDC projects in the state.
Our correspondent reports that the Senate Committee on NDDC was accompanied on the visit by the agency’s Acting Managing Director, Mrs Ibim Semenitari.
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