Ag. MD of NDDC, Prof. Brambaifa. |
The
Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Prof.
Nelson Brambaifa, has pledged to work with traditional rulers in providing
sustainable development for the Niger Delta region.
Prof.
Brambaifa said this during a courtesy visit by members of the Izon Elders
Council, Delta State, at the Commission's headquarters in Port Harcourt.
He
challenged the royal fathers to continue to support the development process,
noting that they play a crucial role in ensuring peace as well as providing a
platform for dialogue.
The
NDDC Chief Executive Officer NDDC remarked that efforts were being made to
revive the Partners for Sustainable Development, PSD, Forum, to serve as a
clearing house for its projects.
He
said that the PSD Forum was an important organ for bringing all the
stakeholders under one umbrella to aid the process of harmonizing development
projects as enunciated in the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan
(NDRDMP).
Prof.
Brambaifa underscored the role of the Commission as an interventionist agency
charged with the responsibility of fast tracking the development of Nigeria’s
oil rich region.
He
said: “Our goal is to uplift the living standard of our people, engage in
infrastructural development and drive a robust capacity building. These are the
things we are doing to promote the stability of our region, and we urge you to
be partners with us."
The
NDDC boss urged key stakeholders in the Niger Delta region not to relent in
their efforts to address the challenges restiveness to create the right
environment for the NDDC to complete all its projects and thus take the region
to the next level.
In
his address, the Chairman of Izon Council of Elders, Chief Bare Etolor,
felicitated with the Acting Managing Director and the other executive directors
on their appointment and expressed eagerness to partner with the NDDC in
bringing sustainable development to the Niger Delta region.
Chief
Etolor said: "Our voice has been heard across the country on issues
concerning peace, development, youth restiveness, inter-ethnic/multi-national
community relationship, resource control and good governance."
He
appealed to the NDDC boss to ensure the completion of the Commission's
projects, especially in all the Ijaw communities. He equally pleaded for the
award of contract for the Phase 2 channelization of the Ogbe-Ijoh Bututu River
creek.
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