President Muhammadu Buhari has given directives for better coordination among security and investigating agencies with the National Assembly to ensure that the administration’s effort to bring sanity, transparency and accountability to the management of the large number of resources dedicated to the development of the Niger Delta sub-region is not derailed.
The President In his reaction to the unfolding drama, which includes attacks and counter-attacks between and around persons, institutions, and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, expressed his strong determination to get to the root of the problem undermining the development of the Niger Delta and its peoples in spite of enormous national resources voted year after year for this singular purpose.
The President in a statement issued by His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu directed auditing firms and investigative agencies working in collaboration with National Assembly Committees to resolve the challenges in the NDDC and initiate actions in a time-bound manner and duly inform the Presidency of the actions being taken.
The President also directed timely sharing of information and knowledge in a way to speedily assist the administration to diagnose what had gone wrong in the past and what needs to be done to make corrections in order to return the NDDC to its original mandate of making life better for people in Niger Delta.
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President Buhari said his administration wants to bring about rapid and sustainable development to the region.
The President explained that his administration would put in place a transparent and accountable governance framework, not only in the NDDC but in all other institutions of government.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
