Acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, has said that the president Mohammed Buhari has given a mandate to quicken the development of the Niger Delta region.
She revealed that the president had demonstrated his sincerity in changing the face of the region by increasing the inflow of funds for development purposes.
Semenitari noted that in June and December, 2015, the President authorized the release of N22 bn for the development of the region as against the N15 bn that was released in the first half of the year, also, the N24.5 bn Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa State is nearing completion as the commission had decided to fast-track the project.
She also said that the commission was committed to the speedy completion of the 27km Ogbia-Nembe Road, which it was constructing in partnership with the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), adding that the Ogbia-Nembe section of the road, with six bridges and more than 50 culverts across very difficult terrain, was only the first phase of a project that would eventually terminate in Brass.
