No Better Legacy Than People Oriented Projects, Says NDDC Boss
Edith CHUKU
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has said that the Commission is giving emphasis to legacy projects that will leave a lasting impact, to transform the environment and the region.
Ogbuku stated this while reaffirming NDDC’s commitment to the continuous engagement of stakeholders to build synergy for the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region.
Speaking during the special ceremony organized by the Okrika Council of Chiefs and the people of Okrika to honour the Amanyanabo of Okochiri Kingdom, King Ateke Tom, at the Okrika National School field, in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, the NDDC boss said, “there is no better legacy than to continue to embark on projects that touche the lives of our people.”
Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai, explained that the Commission was building strong collaborations and engaging with stakeholders such as traditional rulers to form a strong coalition of development partners.
According to him, “We are moving away from transactional to transformational development, because that is the only way we can renew hope in our people and ensure their sustainable development.
“The Commission has taken the bull by the horn in trying to change the narrative, in fulfilling the dreams of all who fought, and continue to fight, for a better Niger Delta region.
“NDDC will fulfil the expectations of Niger Delta stakeholders in seeing a Commission that works in their best interest, and, in doing so, we would drive the vision of all whose dreams of a better Niger Delta region made Niger Deltans warriors for change.”
Addressing the gathering, the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, announced the upgrade of the stool of the Amayanabo of Okochiri from second class status to a first class.
Chief Abiye Sekibo, a former Federal Minister of Transport, had earlier said in a welcome speech that the Wakirike nation had gathered to celebrate one of its own.
He declared that King Ateke Tom had contributed to the prevailing atmosphere of peace in various communities and the Niger Delta.
