Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to address the challenges facing oil-producing communities in Abia State, as well as provide them with more impactful development projects.
The representative of Abia State on the Board of the NDDC, Chief Eruba Dimgba, made the pledge during a reception organised in his honour by the people of Asa community held at the Ogwe Central School, Asa, an oil-producing clan in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the State.
Dimgba said that NDDC recently awarded contracts for the construction of the Ngwaiyiekwe-Ogwe Road and the Owaza-Uzuaku-144 Battalion-Afam Junction Road, both in the oil-bearing communities of the Ukwa West LGA, assuring that work on the road projects would commence immediately and completed in a record time.
He noted that work on the power transmission station in the local government area had reached an advanced stage, assuring that the station would be connected to the national grid before the end of the year, while pledging the commitment of NDDC in fast-tracking the development of Niger Delta region.
Dimgba emphasised that the Commission would make a significant impact in the oil-bearing areas of Abia State before the end of the tenure of the current board.
“I shall not be found wanting in the delivery of the dividends of democracy as a member of the NDDC Board. The Commission will be addressing your challenges, and more projects will be executed. The honour done to me is a call to higher service to the people. I will not disappoint the people of Abia State. I, however, count on your support to succeed.”
Conferring the traditional title of ‘Odozi Obodo 1 of Asa,’ (Builder of the community) on Dimgba, the Chairman of Ukwa West Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Chinyere Dike, said that it was in recognition of his outstanding commitment to the development of Ukwa people.
“You are making us proud at NDDC. We commend your efforts and pray that you continue to work for your people. I want to assure you that we shall support you.”
Speaking on behalf of the community, the Chairman organising Committee for the reception, Hon. Solomon Nwoke, described the NDDC Board member as a seasoned technocrat with a wealth of experience in the oil and gas sector, as well as a well-known philanthropist and community leader.
