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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, has charged the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to engage in building more developmental projects in the state, especially in the oil-producing communities.
Uzodimma made the appeal while attending the inauguration of a 7.6 km road project embarked upon by the commission.
He stated that the state needs more presence of the commission in terms of infrastructural development in the oil-rich communities for the socio-economic growth of the people, thanking the President, Bola Tinubu, for what he described as his leadership qualities that are translating to the sharing of prosperity in the country, which he said includes the state and the Niger Delta region, maintaining that the people of the state remain grateful to him.
The governor, also commended the Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, for working closely with the leadership of the NDDC in ensuring that the Tinubu-led administration succeeds in its agenda, mostly at the grassroots level.
He congratulated the Board and Management of the NDDC for working in harmony to provide the needed social services for the people, a situation he said is stimulating development in the Niger Delta region.
Governor Uzodinma had earlier, while receiving in audience the Board Chairman and Management team of the commission at the New Exco Chambers, Government House, Owerri, thanked the NDDC for partnering the state and reminded the leadership of the need to undertake more interventions.
He congratulated the new Board for the achievements recorded within a short space of time and attributed the feat to teamwork and reforms in the commission.
Uzodimma maintained that the state will continue to support and partner with the NDDC to ensure hitch-free operations of the commission in keeping with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President’s APC-led administration.
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