Okowa urges NDDC to emphasize more on BOQ
Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put more emphasis on its Bill of Quantitatities( BOQ), to enable its road projects to stand the test of time. Okowa gave the urge on Monday at Idumuje-Unor, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state at a grand reception […]
Appointment of Sole Administrator is violation of NDDC Act, Anioma Youths tell Buhari
ANIOMA Youths Forum, (Worldwide), AYF-W, Tuesday, rejected the appointment of a Sole Administrator to run the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, insisting that the appointment of a Sole Administrator was in violation of the Act establishing the Commission.
NDDC: N’Delta monarch attacks Akpabio, accuses him of misleading Buhari
By Emma Amaize FORMER National Executive Chairman, Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, HM (Dr.) Charles Ayemi-Botu, aka Lion of the Niger, Tuesday, lashed out at the Minister of Niger Delta Affair, Obong Godswill Akpabio, saying he was bamboozling President Muhammadu Buhari to destroy the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. HM […]
Minority Reps reject sole Administrator for NDDC
By Tordue Salem, Abuja The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has rejected the appointment of a sole administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. The caucus described it as “disservice to the people of the Niger Delta region. The lawmakers, in a statement by the Minority Leader of […]
IYC kicks against appointment of sole administrator for NDDC
…cautions FG not to play politics with the development of Niger Delta By Samuel Oyadongha IJAW youths from the states of the Niger Delta have faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a Sole Administrator to oversee the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The youths said though President Buhari has the prerogative to […]
Follow the law, appoint governing board of NDDC, Group tells Buhari
Again, President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to use his executive power to follow the law setting up the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and appoint a governing board for the commission. Buhari was told this following the appointment of Mr Effiong Okon Akwa, a member of the previous Interim Management Committee, as Interim Administrator […]
Edo group alleges plot to marginalise state from NDDC board
By Ozioruva Aliu A Benin socio-cultural group, Benin National Congress, BNC, yesterday, alleged that there are plots to deny Edo State of being a pivotal part of the planned board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and has issued a nine-day ultimatum for assurances of fair treatment from President Muhammadu Buhari or it would institute […]
NDDC: CSO urges FG to inaugurate substantive management
Act for Positive Transformation Initiatives, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has urged the Federal Government to constitute a substantive management for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The CSO made the call in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by Mr Johnson Kolawole, Head, Directorate of Research, Strategy and Planning. Kolawale said that the […]
Reconstitute NDDC board, Okowa tells Buhari
By Festus Ahon GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has told President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, saying that instability in the commission’s board has contributed to the systemic institutional failure of the agency. Speaking at the launch of ‘Resource Dependence, Violent Conflict and Economic Development in the […]
Reconstitute NDDC board, Okowa tells Buhari
As Tidi launches book on Resource Dependence By Festus Ahon – Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has told President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, holding that instability in the commission’s board has contributed to the systemic institutional failure of the agency. Speaking at the launch of […]
NDDC: Group petitions Buhari, warns against appointment of Sole Administrator
Group known as ACT for Positive Transformation Initiatives, Friday petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop any plot to appoint a Sole Administrator that will run the commission. Disclosing this in a statement signed by Kolawole Johnson, Mnipr, Head, Directorate of Research, Strategy & Planning, the group advised Buhari to reject any attempt whether secret or […]
