By Davies Iheamnachor

PORT HARCOURT—Niger Delta Transparency and Integrity Coalition, NDTIC, a non-governmental organisation in Rivers State, has urged the in-coming administration of President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to improve the funding of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to enable the commission to deliver on its mandate to the people of the Niger Delta region, alleging that the NDDC is being underfunded.

The group also denied accusation by Chief Ngoye Iyalla that the NDDC board fraudulently borrowed N2.4 billion and is subsequently servicing the loan to the tone of N2.4 million monthly.

Describing the allegations as baseless, unfounded and untrue, the group said that the problem of NDDC was that it has been underfunded, alleging that the outgoing administration didd not do enough as it concerns funding of the commission.

National President of the group, Chinagorom Nwonkwo, who addressed newsmen on the allegations against the NDDC board, said President Goodluck Jonathan did much in developing the Northern part of the country and called on Buhari to reciprocate same by doing same to the South-south.