A pan Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), has commended the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), describing it as focused and visionary.
President of the group, Ambassador Kennedy Tonjo West, who spoke to newsmen in Warri, lauded the current leadership of the commission for their recorded successes in 2024.
Amb. West appreciated President Bola Tinubu for assembling a board that has demonstrated mutual respect and an unprecedented level of dedication to addressing the challenges plaguing the Niger Delta region.
“When President Tinubu constituted the NDDC board, many were skeptical due to the infighting that led to the dismantling of the previous boards, but today, the strides made by this technically sound and development focused team have proven doubters wrong.
“The Tinubu administration has been commended from several quarters for getting it right as regards appointments made into the commission and other departments of the government, a thing that had bedeviled past administrations.
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“The commission’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has kept his pledge to adhere strictly to the president’s directive on completing all ongoing projects in the region, including roads, bridges, schools and healthcare facilities, this is in addition to the human capital development initiatives embarked upon by the management to give the citizens and residents of the once volatile oil region a sense of belonging”.
West emphasized the harmonious relations among board members and their engagement with various stakeholders.
He further said that “Ogbuku’s open door policy, detribilized, and humble disposition in adopting suggestions and advice proffered during interactive sessions and stakeholders engagements into his programmes and policies goes a long way to encourage stakeholders, making them see themselves as partakers in the NDDC development agenda.
“ I urge Mr President to take the board very seriously and approve every facility needed to bring renewed hope agenda more expediently in the region,”.
