The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Growth Fee {NDDC}, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has disclaimed insinuations that he’s nursing ambition to run for the governorship place in Bayelsa State, saying his solely preoccupation is to make sure the re-election of President Bola Tunibu for second time period.
Talking Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, Ogbuku defined that his focus for the time being is to serve the folks of the Niger Delta area as mandated by the President. His phrases: “I don’t have any ticket to contest the governorship of Bayelsa State in 2027.
I would like all those that are forming teams and inflicting confusion by unsolicited solidarity to desist from that as a result of the one ambition I’ve is to serve the folks of Niger Delta and President Tinubu for the 4 years time period given to me.
If I ought to have any ambition, it’s to re-elect President Bola Tinubu in 2027.” On the reported misunderstanding between him and the Governor Douye Diri, the NDDC boss stated: “I don’t have any downside with my good buddy, Governor Douye Diri. In truth, I can let you know that the governor has been supportive and confirmed to be a father to all.’’
He acknowledged that the latest go to of the fee’s administration crew to the Bayelsa State governor has strengthened their collaboration, noting that it was geared in direction of guaranteeing synergy between the fee and state governments within the area. Ogbuku suggested Bayelsans to keep away from pointless criticisms, name-calling and blame recreation as they’ve the potential of disrupting the collaboration between the fee and state governments.
“I need to, on behalf of all those that will need to have disrespected the governor over his innocent assertion throughout our go to, apologise and attraction to him to please forgive them and see them as his youngsters. I’ll by no means and can’t ship anybody to speak down on the individual of the governor whom I maintain in excessive esteem.
“What is going to give me the best pleasure is to see all Bayelsans working collectively for the event of the state with these on the federal stage, particularly the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), myself and different little kids holding positions of affect to deliver growth to our folks,” he stated.
Ogbuku noticed that Niger Deltans are confronted by the identical environmental challenges, which wanted to be tackled holistically. He stated this knowledgeable the latest graduation of the channelisation of Kolo Creek, connecting the Okarki-Otuogidi-Ogbia communities of Rivers and Bayelsa states.
He additional defined that the undertaking will take away all of the blockages inflicting flooding within the communities in each states, including that it’ll not solely stop flooding but additionally increase business actions within the communities.
He additionally famous that the NDDC is developing six multi-purpose emergency shelters in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states to offer aid to Internally Displaced Individuals {IDPs], within the occasion of flooding within the Niger Delta area.
In response to him, the undertaking was conceived as a response to the frequent flooding challenges confronted by Niger Deltans. He famous that services on the emergency shelter would come with important facilities similar to a faculty, hospital, cafeteria, police publish and recreation centre, offering complete help to the communities in occasions of misery.
“We’ve got six of those services at present underneath building in Otuokpoti and Odi, in Bayelsa State, whereas those in Delta State are being in-built Patani and Ozoro and one other two in Rivers State. Talking on collaborations with different organisations, Ogbuku famous that the NDDC had made vital positive aspects because it embraced Public-Personal Partnerships (PPPs) as a significant coverage thrust.
He stated one such optimistic consequence was signing a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] between the NDDC and the Nigeria Liquified Pure Gasoline Restricted [NLNG] to collaborate on numerous fronts in delivering sustainable growth tasks. He stated that the fee had resumed its Free Healthcare Programme, which caters to the wants of rural communities as a part of its dedication to boost healthcare supply to the folks of the Niger Delta area.
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