The Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger
Delta Development Commission, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, has approved the
immediate redeployment of management staff of the Commission as part of
ongoing efforts to improve service and project delivery.
A memo signed by the Acting MD/CEO announced the movement of 21 officers
to new responsibilities, covering Legal Services, Procurement, Project
Monitoring and Supervision, Administration, Environmental Protection and
Control as well as Education, Health and Social Services.
Other officers were also redeployed to Youths, Sports, Culture and Women
Affairs, Information Technology, Special Duties, Community and Rural
Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, Corporate Affairs, Project
Management and SERVICOM Unit, while others were reassigned in seven State
Offices, namely, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, Imo, Rivers and Ondo.
Twelve officers retained their positions. These are in Planning, Research,
and Statistics, Human Resources, Finance and Supply, Utilities,
Infrastructural Development and Waterways, Commercial and Industrial
Development, Internal Audit, Security as well as Public-Private
Partnerships.
Mrs. Semenitari said the redeployment is part of her strategy to
strengthen NDDC to achieve its mandate of facilitating the development of
the Niger Delta region, as well as ensure that the Commission helps to
meet the Federal Government’s goal of improving the living conditions of
the people.
The NDDC boss reiterated that her objective is to “re-professionalise the
workforce to create a new generation of officers with sufficient skills,
knowledge and motivation to coordinate our management systems.”