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President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over the incessant criticism of the interventionist agency.
The President who made this order during the visit of the nine governors from the Niger Delta States to the President said “what is currently on ground in the Niger Delta region does not justify the huge resources that have been made available to the NDDC”
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“I try to follow the Act setting up these institutions especially the NDDC. With the amount of money that the Federal Government has religiously allocated to the NDDC, we will like to see the results on the ground; those that are responsible for that have to explain certain issues.”
“The projects said to have been done must be verifiable. You just cannot say you spent so much billions and when the place is visited, one cannot see the structures that have been done. The consultants must also prove that they are competent, “Adesina quoted the president.”
“I am acutely aware, with my experience, that projects in your area are very expensive; that is why if any job is given, we must make sure that the company is competent and has the capacity to do it well with experienced consultants,” he also quoted Buhari.”
Buhari further promise to wait for the report of the audit before deciding on the next line of action regarding the organisation.
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Governor Seriake Dickson, who had earlier spoke on behalf of the Niger Delta Governor, express worry over the operations of the NDDC, saying they are characterised by poor choice of projects, shoddy handling, uncompleted jobs and lack of required support for the efforts of the states and local government administration in the region covered by the organisation.
“He, therefore, called for the repositioning of the NDDC in order to achieve the objectives for which it was set up,” Adesina said.
