February 19, 2025

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How NDDCITMA Will Boost N/Delta Economy, By EDP

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Edith CHUKU

The Executive Director, Projects, of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Sir Victor Antai, has assured that with the cooperation between the newly established Niger Delta Chamber of Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture NDCCITMA and the City Chambers of Commerce, there would be growth in businesses among operators, leading to employment and food security in the region.

Antai stated this during the NDCCITMA sensitisation programme in Benin, Edo State, where he commended the city chambers of commerce for cooperation with NDCCITMA.

He described the support from the various chambers as a catalyst that would further help develop small-scale businesses in the region.

Antai, who was represented by the NDDC Director of Commercial and Industrial Development, Dr. Godwin Nosiri, stated that the sensitisation programme held in eight states of the Niger Delta region had received messages of cooperation and collaboration from stakeholders and City Chambers operating in the Niger Delta region.

According to him, “it has been a success story in all the states we have visited. The chairmen or presidents of city chambers of commerce in states visited and other stakeholders have been presenting their goodwill messages and also expressing their willingness to collaborate and partner with NDCCITMA.

“The turn-out of participants for the workshop has also been encouraging, and we know that with what we have seen so far, with the cooperation between the newly established NDCCITMA and the City Chambers of Commerce, there will be growth in businesses among operators, leading to employment and food security in the region.”

He urged the people of the region to have confidence in the programme, adding that members of the NDCCITMA board had been carefully selected across the nine states of the region to drive the dreams and aspirations of the Commission to all nooks and crannies of the Niger Delta.

The NDDC Director also commended the Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, for what he described as his visionary leadership and commitment to the region’s development.

Further, the Secretary of NDCCITMA, Chief Solomon Edebiri, revealed that the idea behind the formation of the NDCCITMA was to accelerate the vision of NDDC to develop businesses in the region from zero level to a sustainable level.

“The idea behind the establishment of NDCCITMA is to help small businesses to grow and the informal sector to thrive. The chamber of commerce will also stand in the gap in enabling small-scale businesses and entrepreneurs to access loans from financial institutions.”

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