The Niger Delta Growth Fee has appealed to stakeholders within the Niger Delta area to unite, shun politics and assist the efforts of the fee to develop Niger Delta communities.
The NDDC Government Director of Finance and Administration, Boma Iyaye, made this enchantment throughout a stakeholder’s interactive discussion board on the Borikiri-Okrika Bridge Undertaking in Rivers State on Tuesday,
This was contained in an announcement issued by the Director of Company Affairs, NDDC, Seledi Thompson-Wakama.
Iyaye urged the individuals of the area to work in concord to drive the method of growth for the well-being of the individuals of the oil and gas-rich space.
He stated that the undertaking represented a major initiative that may drive progress in Rivers, noting that Borokiri and Okrika function key hubs within the oil and gasoline business and play essential roles within the financial development of the Niger Delta area and Nigeria as a complete.
Iyaye acknowledged that folks’s wants ought to take priority over political issues and that growth thrives in a peaceable atmosphere.
He acknowledged, “Though this undertaking was awarded in 2012, it has confronted delays for varied causes. Upon the inauguration of the present NDDC Board, we prioritised finishing this vital undertaking, viewing it as a legacy initiative alongside the Kaa-Ataba Bridge linking Khana and Andoni native authorities areas in Rivers State.”
Iyaye advised the stakeholders that the Kaa-Ataba Bridge undertaking was progressing satisfactorily, noting that the contractors had assured that vehicles would be capable of go by means of earlier than the top of the yr.
He noticed that some NDDC key initiatives had been delayed as a result of the interventionist company didn’t have an permitted price range for the previous 4 years, saying, “Nevertheless, the President recognised the necessity for funding and permitted the 2024 NDDC price range, which now contains monetary provisions for this legacy undertaking.”
He additional stated, “Earlier than continuing with the undertaking, we felt it was obligatory to carry this interactive session, which is important for fostering cooperation and making a supportive atmosphere for the contractors to make sure well timed completion.”
In a goodwill message, the Amayanabo of Kirike Kingdom in Okrika, Tamuno-Omisiki Opuiyo, thanked the NDDC for organising the stakeholders’ engagement, assuring him that the communities in his area would cooperate with the Fee to make sure the undertaking’s well timed completion.
The monarch famous, “We must always not permit our political variations to hinder growth. We guarantee NDDC of our assist and enchantment to the fee to have interaction a dependable and succesful contractor.”
Equally, the King of Bolo Kingdom, Micah Acheseinimie Frank, suggested Niger Delta individuals to desist from mixing politics with growth, stating: “We are going to make sure that this undertaking is executed to the letter.”
Talking on behalf of different stakeholders, a former Rivers State Commissioner for Well being, Dr Sampson Parker thanked President Bola Tinubu and the NDDC for reviving the Okrika-Borikiri Bridge undertaking.
Dr Parker stated, “The bridge undertaking represents a imaginative and prescient that may act as a catalyst for the socio-economic revitalisation of the communities. Allow us to all assist President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope initiative, which the NDDC, underneath Dr Samuel Ogbuku’s management, is actively working to implement.”