NDDC refutes false online report on delay in execution of projects

By Innocent Anaba

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has taken announcement of a malicious work by an online quality medium, aimed astatine tarnishing the estimation of the Commission and its Management.

In a study connected September 25, the online paper published false, misleading, and unverified accusation nether the title: “NDDC Projects Drag In Niger-Delta As Tinubu Government Fails To Publish Commission’s Audit Report.”

The mendacious study claimed, among different things, that the NDDC spent N5 cardinal of nationalist funds to concern the 50th day solemnisation of its Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku. Obviously, the purpose is to undermine the Commission’s efforts successful transforming the lives of Niger Deltans.

The study besides claimed that “different projects successful the Niger Delta portion person continued to resistance connected arsenic the Bola Tinubu medication fails to people the forensic audit study of the NDDC.”

The allegations are not lone mendacious but besides a deliberate effort to detract from the Commission’s disposable developmental strides. As has been clarified repeatedly, friends, household members, and associates of Dr. Ogbuku solely sponsored the day events, and not the NDDC.

For the records, the large item of Ogbuku’s day solemnisation was the motorboat of 2 books successful Abuja. Rather than opting for a lavish oregon extravagant affair, Ogbuku’s milestone was structured astir 3 halfway pillars: intelligence reflection, communal celebration, and thanksgiving to God.

On the contented of task delivery, thing tin beryllium begetter from the information than the assertion that determination is simply a resistance successful the execution of NDDC projects due to the fact that od non merchandise of audit report.

The information is that the NDDC has continued to show its determination to marque the renewed anticipation docket of the Federal Government a world successful the Niger Delta region, and it remains committed to the mandate fixed to the Commission by President Bola Tinubu to alteration the communicative successful Nigeria’s oil-producing region.

It is connected grounds that successful February this year, the NDDC inaugurated the 9.6-kilometre Abraka-Oben Road successful Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, and flagged disconnected the reconstruction of the Abraka-Agbor Road.

The pursuing month, the Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh inaugurated the 7.3-kilometre Oyigbo Road network, which traverses Obunku, Umuosi, Obeakpu, Mgboji, and Ndoki communities successful the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. He besides launched the reconstruction of the Mgboji-Umuagbu Akwete Road, linking Rivers, Abia, and Akwa Ibom states.

Shortly after, the Commission inaugurated the 7.8-km Eziama-Abba-Owerre Nkworji Road, linking Isiala Mbano Local Government Area to Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State.

In the neighbouring Abia State, the Minister inaugurated the reconstructed 23.7-kilometre Ndoro-Ntalakwu Road Network and adjoining roads successful Ikwuano Local Government Area, arsenic good arsenic the reconstructed Isi-Court Olokoro-Amaoba Oboro Road successful Umuahia South LGA of Abia State.

In June, the Minister commissioned the Ultra-Modern NDDC Cross River State Office and a roadworthy web totalling 8,137 km successful Calabar South and Municipality. He besides flagged disconnected the archetypal signifier of distributing Handheld Tiller Machines to Farmers.

Similarly, the NDDC commissioned its caller State Office Complex successful Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, connected June 18, 2025.

A time earlier, the Commission had inaugurated the Renewed Hope Multi-Purpose Training Centre successful Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.

Recall that betwixt May 18 and 28, 2024, the NDDC commissioned 5 impactful projects successful Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Edo, and Ondo states, covering roads, bridges, and energy projects.

The projects are arsenic follows: The 9km Obehie-Oke-Ikpe roadworthy successful Ukwa West LGA, Abia State; the 25.7 kilometre Ogbia -Nembe Road successful Bayelsa State; the 1×15MVA 33/11KV energy injection substation successful Amufi, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area successful Benin City, Edo State; the 45km double-circuit 33KV feeder enactment from Omotosho Power Station to Okitipupa, Ondo State and the NDDC 6km Iko-Atabrikang-Akata-Opulom-Ikot Inwang-Okoroutip-Iwochang Road and 600m Ibeno Bridge successful Ibeno LGA, Akwa Ibom State.

Currently, the Commission is moving circular t...