IN a bid to eradicate corruption, especially in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has introduced Systems Application and Programmes, SAP, an Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP, which is designed to add value to life by simplifying its operations.

Speaking at the inauguration of the  two committees to  facilitate  implementation, Special Assistance to the MD/CEO of NDDC, Mr Chibuzor Ugwoha, explained that the benefits will affect every aspect of the commission’s operations, in form of quicker and more accurate processing of work packages.

According to him, “we believe that more predictable delivery of internal services such as procurement, expert management, human resources management, longer lasting infrastructure and better services delivery to the citizenry will be achieve.

The committees, he stated, are SAP Steering Committee comprising, among others, the managing director as chairman, as well as the Executive Director, Projects,  Esoetok Ikpong Etteh, and  Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mr. P. Z. Aginighan, as members, and a 16-member Change Management Committee, headed by the Acting Head, Security, Mr. Peter Idabor.

Mr Ugwoha, who represented the MD/CEO of NDDC  noted  likely challenges in the implementation of the project but insisted that the scheme must succeed.

“People are comfortable with the statusquo and will always resist change. But it must be noted also that change is the only constant thing that we can rely upon.

So, rather than resist the coming changes, we should embrace them,” he stated.

In addition, he said the initial roll out of the SAP solution would cover about 100 staff of the commission, adding that  by 2012, all professional staff of the NDDC will utilize the solution to execute their daily work.  He also stated that management  had approved various training initiatives, including off-shore training, for some members of staff involved in the project.