“The commission operates in a general atmosphere of corruption where the state, itself rentier and with a retinue of rent-seeking officials and free-riders, ready to subvert its mandate through misappropriate and misapplication of the commission’s scarce resources.
“Therefore, for effective service delivery, the commission must run its business according to extant rules establishing the commission without succumbing to the meddlesomeness of federal public officials in quest of rent. In this way, capital and those seeking to misuse it can be disciplined,” the done explained.
He noted that the people of the Niger Delta had high expectations from the commission, urging it to be always accountable to the people.
“NDDC is an interventionist commission of the state dedicated to implementing development, not to the private primitive accumulation of resources but development. The NDDC role is cut out for it. It is a development agency that informs its mission, vision and values,” he added.
In his keynote address, the NDDC’s Executive Director, Corporate Services, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde emphasised the need for the staff of the relevant department and unit within the NDDC to lead the charge for diligence corporate governance and optimal service delivery to enable the commission to fulfil its mandate in the Niger Delta.
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