The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have committed to collaborating to enhance performance and effective service delivery.
This was the outcome of a special session held at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, attended by select management staff of the two organizations.
Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Felix Ogbe, speaking through the Director, Corporate Services, Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu, enumerated the benefits of having a review system whereby sister organizations periodically compare notes and evaluate each other’s performance with a view to identifying and eliminating weaknesses.
The NCDMB boss appreciated the NDDC’s recognition of the board as “the number one institution” for a peer review mechanism, noting that the engagement would serve as “a two-way traffic” where the board would gain useful insights from the NDDC team to improve its own standards, while it shares its own experiences and knowledge with the visitors.
He pointed out that such sessions exemplify what institutions should be doing to improve service delivery to stakeholders, the government, the people, communities, and oil and gas companies.
With regards to the governance framework, the executive secretary threw light on some salient aspects, noting that the NCDMB has an anti-corruption unit that helps to identify vulnerable areas, and that the board is always on the pathway towards continuous improvement.
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According to him, some of the automation in human resources, management systems, and several other automated activities are all products of periodic system checks.
Ogbe said the NCDMB and NDDC have a number of areas where collaboration would be mutually beneficial in furthering their respective statutory responsibilities.
Responding, the NDDC’s Director of Corporate Governance, Mr. Anele Nzelaw, commended the NCDMB for its exceptional performance and accomplishments within a short space of time.
He said his team was at the corporate headquarters of the NCDMB to learn “those things that have made your organization achieve so much within such a short period.”
Citing the board’s world-class fabrication and construction yards that have emerged with the advent of the NOGICD Act and the board’s programmes of human capital development, the NDDC director said his organization could learn from the board.
The NDDC director disclosed that the new management was poised for far-reaching reforms, with the present management poised to transform the affairs of the commission.
He disclosed that the NDDC has decided to develop a governance framework to ensure the continuity of policies and programmes.
