INVOLVE THE PEOPLE IN PROJECT PLANNING AND EXECUTION, GOVERNOR OKOWA URGES NDDC…To Partners NDDC In Bomadi-Escravos-Okenrenkoko Road Project
The Governor of Delta State,
Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has urged Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
to involve the people of the area in project planning and execution.
Speaking when Senator Victor Ndoma Egba,
Chairman NDDC led management of the agency on a courtesy visit in Asaba,
Governor Okowa said that the siting of impactful projects in the region can
only be achieved based on the actual needs of the people of the area.
"I want to welcome the
spirit of partnership and we are ready to cooperate with you on the development
of the Niger/Delta Area, the state and your Agency need this cooperation to
help our people, we need to create room for the contribution of the people in
project planning and execution. l agree with you that we need projects that
will impact more on the life of the people. l want to call for proper
monitoring of projects especially road projects and the need to strengthen and
fund the department of quality delivery because it is important in the
execution of projects, he said.
He promised to support and
cooperate with the ongoing reforms by the board, assuring that the state would
partner with NDDC in the proposed construction of the Bomadi-Escravos -
Okenrenkoko road, stating that " this is an important road that
crisscrosses two major oil producing nationalities in the state."
While advising the agency to
collaborate with the Senate Committee on Niger/Delta on the funding of NDDC
projects, Senator Okowa supported the call on the Federal Government to re-
constitute the Advisory and Project monitoring committees of the Agency stating
that it will deepen the partnership between the state and NDDC in meeting the
needs of the people and creating room for the people of the area to contribute
to developmental projects, planning and execution.
Earlier, Senator Ndoma Egba,
said that they were in the state to solicit the support and partnership of the
state government in its ongoing reforms of the NDDC, urging the Federal
Government to re-constitute the Advisory and Project Monitoring Committees of
the agency to improve accountability, transparency, cooperation and
partnership.
He said that the agency was
desirous of carrying out joint venture projects with member states in the
spirit of partnership stressing that to create an enabling environment for the
relocation of the International Oil Companies (IOC's) to the area, the NDDC
would soon construct a fiber optic network in the region to deepen internet
penetration and speed while an Niger Delta Development Bank would be establish
to carter for development of the area beyond oil.
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