Buhari Gives Reasons For Moving NDDC To Niger Delta Ministry - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 1, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari says the recent redeployment of the Niger Delta DevelopmentCommission, NDDC to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is meant to enhancequality of life of people of the region.
Thecommission prior to the redeployment was being supervised by the Office of theSecretary to the Government of the Federation.
ThePresident stated this in a nationwide broadcast to mark the nation’s 59 IndependenceAnniversary, in Abuja. He also emphasized that the decision underscored hisadministration’s commitment to improve the living standards of the people inthe Niger Delta, through coordinated and appropriate programmes.
Accordingto the President, his administration remains equally resolute in its efforts tocombat militant attacks on the nation oil and gas facilities in the Niger Deltaand accelerate the Ogoni Clean-up to address long-standing environmentalchallenges in that region.
Healso said that the Ministry of Police Affairs had been resuscitated to overseethe development and implementation of strategies to enhance internal security.