Delta to partner NDDC on road construction

The Delta State government has said that it will partner with Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the development and construction of quality roads in the state.The state Commissioner for Special Duties (NDDC and BRACED Commission), Mr Chris Onogba, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba, at the weekend.Onogba told NAN that the state government would also collaborate with other agencies in the provision of health facilities and human capital development.He said all the sub-sectors where the government would collaborate with NDDC had been articulated and presented to the commission.Onogba expressed confidence in the current NDDC board, saying that the new members are God-fearing people, who are committed to the development of the area.He expressed regrets that the former board could not achieve much because its activities were characterised by intrigues and internal squabbles.He noted that the present board and the states in the region had put measures in place to ensure prudent management of resources as well as to eliminate the cases of ``overlapping of projects.'``In this regime, the states and the commission have also resolved to end the bazaar where contractors collect money and abandon the projects.
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