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1700 Abandoned NDDC Projects In Bayelsa Unacceptable …Gov Diri

1700 Abandoned NDDC Projects In Bayelsa Unacceptable …Gov Diri

News Feature
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said more than 1700 abandoned projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) litter different parts of the state, a situation he described as unacceptable. Some of the abandoned projects include the Angalabiri-Ebedebiri-Toru-Orua shore protection project captured in the commission’s 2020 budget, the Sabagreia-Polaku bridge as well as the Akenfa bridge among others. Governor Diri spoke on Tuesday when the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr Akwa Effiong, visited him in Government House, Yenagoa. The Bayelsa governor noted that the non-collaboration of the commission with catchment states that would advise on priority projects has led to duplication and abandonment of projects. Diri also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to...
NO RIFT BETWEEN SYLVA AND AKPABIO OVER NDDC BOARD.

NO RIFT BETWEEN SYLVA AND AKPABIO OVER NDDC BOARD.

Press Release
The attention of H.E Timipre Sylva, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources is drawn to a  publication purporting a row with Senator Godswill Akpabio, Honourable Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, over the formation of a substantive Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The story also imagines that Sylva is attempting to truncate the chances of certain individuals from being Managing Director of the region's apex interventionist body. The story is false and nothing more than a string of poorly thought-out and poorly crafted lies that should be totally disregarded and discarded. Sylva has maintained excellent relations with Senator Akpabio through the years. The duo consider themselves brothers and comrades in the quest of building a more prosperous Niger D...