From Chukwudi Chidiebere, Port Harcourt
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are partners in progress in any development.
The NDDC Interim Administrator, Mr. Efiong Akwa, made this known during a one-day stakeholder’s engagement with CSOs. He noted that the Commission would continue to engage critical stakeholders in the development of Nigeria’s oil-rich region.
He stressed that the engagement is not just a talk shop but an open space for deep discussions and debates involving a broad spectrum of how the NDDC can be supported to manage the resources of the region more efficiently and also deliver its mandate in a manner that puts smiles on the faces of the people.
Akwa thanked the civil society groups for their productive advocacy in the past and implored them to join hands with NDDC to do more. He observed: “We are inspired by your role in conceptualizing and internationalizing the severe pains of poverty and underdevelopment in the region and in defining credible steps on how we can break the glass ceiling.