Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission ( DESOPADEC) awarded 1664 projects in the 19 local government areas which form its areas of jurisdiction between 2007 till date.<\/p>\n
Delta State Commissioner for Special Duties in charge of DESOPADEC Mr Timi Tonye who made the disclosure during a press briefing in Asaba Delta State said out of these projects, 347 were cited in Itsekiri, 424 in Ijaw, 455 in Urhobo, 305 in Isoko and 115 in Ndokwa areas. The commissioner was however silent on how many of these projects were completed and commissioned.<\/p>\n
Tonye, has assured Deltans that 50 per cent of the 13 per cent derivation fund allocated to the Commission was being judiciously used, noting that it was a new dawn for the oil producing communities of the state.<\/p>\n
Tonye said to ensure the implementation of the commission\u2019s mandate of executing relevant projects, people-oriented projects were conceptualized, designed and executed based on extensive consultations with the oil-producing areas and input from stakeholders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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