Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advised the new Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to do things differently. He
Wike said: “I read what you said that things will be done differently. I want to believe that you’re sincere. Sometimes, I feel ashamed of where I come from. We talk about underdevelopment, but look at the amount of money that has passed through NDDC, then look at the projects on ground.”The governor said when projects are awarded, they should not be given to portfolio or political contractors, but to competent ones who will stick to delivering quality and enduring projects.
“From 2019 till now, we have done 12 Flyovers by Julius Berger. You know how much we are talking about and you can replicate that. Even though they are expensive, but you’ll see the value.” Wike narrated how NDDC often award projects in States including Rivers without recourse to existing development masterplanof the State, pointing out that what is seen eventually, was duplication of projects.
The governor noted how NDDC fraudulently claimed to have reconstructed the Chokocho-Igwuruta Road and signed off the money when in actual fact, the road was reconstructed and delivered by his administration.
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