NDDC : PANDEF Commends PBAT For Constituting Board Members

The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his timely nomination of Members for the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

This is contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ken Robinson in Abuja.

The statement says the nominations largely satisfy its expectations and that of a vast majority of the people of the Region.

It notes that the President’s action complies with the law, and fundamental principles behind the establishment of the Commission.

It also appreciates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for retaining the Managing Director and the Executive Directors of the Commission, after the dissolution of Boards of Agencies and Parastatals of the Federal Government.

It calls on President Tinubu to speedily reconstitute and inaugurate the full Board of the NDDC for the proper functioning of the Commission.

“It is therefore gratifying that Mr. President within his first one hundred days in office, reconstituted the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC”.

The statement notes that this singular action of the President provides a ray of hope that Tinubu’s administration will depart from the gross nonchalance of the immediate past administration and devote the much-needed attention and seriousness to issues of the Niger Delta Region.

It further notes that the President also acted promptly, in a similar manner, by assigning a Minister to the Ministry of Niger Delta after denunciations from the Region, which greeted the initial non-assignment of a Minister to the all-important Cabinet.

PANDEF stresses that the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, remains the major vehicle to fast-track development of the Region and therefore, urges the Presidency, the incoming Board, and Management to avoid disturbing incidents in the past that provided avenues for critics to undervalue the Commission as a critical vessel for ensuring that the Region remains the “golden egg” of the country.

It therefore calls on the people of the Niger Delta Region to shun actions that would undermine the smooth running of the Commission and all other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government, with a direct bearing on the Region.

PANDEF restates that it remains strongly committed to the promotion of peace, unity, and sustainable development, not only in the Niger Delta Region but also, in the entire Country.