NDDC boss pledges to boost offices in mandate states

• Published date: 13 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Chief Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has pledged to take measures to strengthen the offices of the Commission in the nine states of the Niger Delta region.

Ogbuku made the pledge, while addressing staff, during his maiden visit to the Commission's state office in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

He was accompanied by the Bayelsa State representative on the Governing Board of the NDDC, Senator Denyanbofa Dimaro.

The NDDC Chief Executive Officer remarked that the state offices provided the closest platform for the supervision of development projects and programmes being executed by the Commission.

He said: 'There shouldn't be a disconnect between the headquarters in Port Harcourt and the various state offices across the Niger Delta region. We need to work in synergy to ensure that all our projects are properly supervised.'

Ogbuku thanked the staff for the enthusiasm they showed in receiving him at the state office, noting that the visit had given him the opportunity to get acquainted with the activities in the state and familiarize himself with their achievements and challenges.

He said that seeing the facilities in the office at first hand, will help the management to take decisions on how best to improve on the performance of staff in the...