President Muhammadu Buhari says the recent redeployment of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is meant to enhance quality of life of people of the region.
The commission prior to the redeployment was being supervised by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The President stated this in a nationwide broadcast to mark the nation’s 59th Independence Anniversary, in Abuja. He also emphasized that the decision underscored his administration’s commitment to improve the living standards of the people in the Niger Delta, through coordinated and appropriate programmes.
According to the President, his administration remains equally resolute in its efforts to combat militant attacks on the nation oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta and accelerate the Ogoni Clean-up to address long-standing environmental challenges in that region.
He also said that the Ministry of Police Affairs had been resuscitated to oversee the development and implementation of strategies to enhance internal security.
