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  • We need peace in N-Delta, NDDC begs monarchs, youths

    We need peace in N-Delta, NDDC begs monarchs, youths

    PORT HARCOURT— Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has tasked royal fathers, youths and women leaders in the region to ensure peace in their respective communities, stating that the region needs peace to develop.

    The Managing Director of NDDC, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, made the call in Port Harcourt, yesterday, during a training session for Community Leaders in Niger Delta, tagged “Inclusive Approach to Conflict Management and Transformative Dispute Resolution” organised by Department of Dispute and Conflict Resolution, DCR.

    Ogbuku noted that the NDDC, as an interventionist agency, is more interested in the peace of the oil-rich region, adding that without peace, development cannot thrive in Niger Delta.

    Ogbuku, while addressing the participants at the training, who were mainly royal fathers, youth leaders and women leaders, called for a stronger synergy among all stakeholders.

  • NDDC pledges support to police, other security agencies

    NDDC pledges support to police, other security agencies

    The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says the Commission will not relent in providing the needed support to the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the region to enable them to function optimally.

    Ogbuku stated this when the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bala Mohammed, recently redeployed to Rivers State, paid him a courtesy visit at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.

    This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director of Corporate Affairs, NDDC, Seledi Thompson-Wakama and sent to newsmen. 

    Ogbuku added that despite the commission’s recent donation of operational vehicles and communication gadgets to the Rivers State Police Command, a contract award for supplying Solar – lights to the nine police state command headquarters in the region will soon be concluded.

    He assured: “The Niger Delta Development Commission is committed to giving adequate support to the Nigeria Police and other security agencies in the region to ensure effective job performance.

    “As part of this commitment, we have been able to provide security gadgets and operational vehicles to the police and we are determined to collaborate and link up with other state commissioners of police and sister security agencies in the region to enhance their operations.”

    The NDDC boss commended the Rivers State Commissioner of Police for his good track record and achievements, as well as the police command’s successes in fighting crime, thus minimising the number of kidnappings and other criminal activities in the state.

    Earlier, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police said he was at the commission headquarters on a familiarisation visit and to seek the support of the NDDC in fighting crime and criminality in the state.

    The police boss, who underscored the importance of community policing, observed that the interface with NDDC would promote a healthy synergy in security and intelligence gathering.

    He also urged the public not to hesitate to report police misconduct to his office for disciplinary action.