Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has announced a partnership with Chevron Nigeria Limited on the construction of the 70.75km Omadino-Okerenkoko-Escravos Road and bridges in the Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, spoke on the project when he led a delegation of the Commission’s Executive Management and Directors to meet with the Chevron Management led by the Director, NNPCL/Chevron Joint Venture, Dr Segun Kuteyi, at the Chevron headquarters in Lagos.
Ogbuku restated the commitment of the NDDC to the completion of the Omadino-Escravos Road, which he said would link Warri to Escravos, the hub of oil and gas activities in Delta State, adding that the construction of the road would boost oil production and other economic activities in the area.
He identified Escravos as an area of special economic priority, stating that NDDC was taking steps to make it more accessible by rallying the support of stakeholders for a broad partnership that would expedite the construction and completion of the high-impact road to the area.
The NDDC boss stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration emphasised stakeholders’ engagement, noting that the Commission had adopted that approach and embraced the Public Private Partnership initiative.
Ogbuku noted that the partnership between the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited and the NDDC in constructing the 25.7 km Ogbia-Nembe Road should be replicated for other projects.
He stated, “We chose the Public-Private Partnership model as an alternative funding source for the Commission. So, we have been seeking funding partners to complete our current projects and start new ones
