From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) South East Ijomah Arodiogbu has called on President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to ensure more funding for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Arodiogbu made this known on Friday while entertaining questions from journalists on the performance of the NDDC as well as his expectations from the creation of the South East Development Commission (SEDC).
He said that more funding would ensure that the commission engages in more environmental remediation, which is one of its mandates.
The APC leader also commended the Managing Director of the commission, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku for his leadership style, describing him as a technocrat with a visionary approach to issues of development having initiated first class projects spanning the nine states that make up the Niger Delta.
“For example the “Light up the Niger Delta” has sought to light up communities in the area. Apart from that, the NDDC has also carried out a number of electrification and infrastructural projects in the region connecting communities and giving a sense of meaning to these areas.
“Asides this, I am very impressed with the number of human capital development initiatives which seek to liberate our youths from unemployment and poverty, preparing them to become masters of their own fate,” Arodiogbu said.