Former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has charged politicians sith helping the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to effectively carry out their responsibilities by not over stretching them, News About Nigeria reports.
Goodluck made this call at a three-day Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024 organised by NDDC in Port Harcourt.
The former president also recalled that the first leadership of the NDDC, led by Onyeama Ugochukwu as MD and Chief Timi Alaibe as the executive director finance and administration, EDFA, showed some clear leadership and that the people of Niger Delta began to see some clear direction.
He also appreciated the present management of NDDC while lamenting that one of the greatest problems of the agency is the issue of abandoned projects.
“Infrastructure projects that were done by NDDC and were abandoned have become a curse. NDDC must have a way of managing its infrastructure when completed.
“I will request for us who are the political class not to over stretch the NDDC so that they can perform. I am happy that Godswill Akpabio is here. He is the most senior politician. He has to work with others so that NDDC is not under too much of stress. I know what I am talking about.
“But with the present leadership, people from the Niger Delta have seen some light. Having listened to the conversation of this summit from Wednesday interrogating issues, I was impressed that things have taken a different look in the Niger Delta. It shows clearly that the current leadership intends to move NDDC to a proper direction.”
