{"id":78292,"date":"2021-02-09T17:50:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=78292"},"modified":"2021-02-09T17:50:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T16:50:08","slug":"nddc-wants-us-support-for-new-regional-development-master-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nddc-wants-us-support-for-new-regional-development-master-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NDDC Wants US Support for New Regional Development Master Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission,
\nNDDC, Mr. Efiong Akwa, has called for a collaboration with the United
\nStates government in its efforts to produce a revised Regional
\nDevelopment Master Plan for the Niger Delta region.<\/p>\n

Akwa made the call when a delegation from the United States Consulate in
\nLagos, led by the Political and Economic Chief, Mr. Brandom Hudspeth,
\npaid him a courtesy visit at the Commission’s new headquarters in Port
\nHarcourt.<\/p>\n

The NDDC Chief Executive Officer remarked that the Master Plan for the
\nregion, which had a lifespan of 15 years expired in 2020. He, therefore,
\nappealed to the US for a partnership to produce another master plan that
\nwill be tailored to address the needs of Niger Delta people and American
\ncitizens in the region.<\/p>\n

He said that the Niger Delta, as an oil-rich region, should be looking
\nbeyond its oil wealth, stating that the region had great potentials in
\nagriculture. He added: “Our people are predominantly fishermen and
\nfarmers and agriculture is the strength of the region. We can feed the
\nworld in collaboration with America.”<\/p>\n

He called for the support of the U.S Consulate in Nigeria in ensuring
\nthat U.S Oil and Gas companies operating in the Niger Delta region remit
\npayments due to the NDDC as at when due as stipulated by the Law.<\/p>\n

Akwa said: “We have a good relationship with the oil companies but
\nsometimes they delay in paying their statutory remittances. The law says
\nthat they should pay three per cent of their annual budget to NDDC for
\nthe development of the Niger Delta region. Most of these funds are often
\ndelayed. They should be made to fulfill their obligations to the
\ncommission. This will help in stabilizing the region because security of
\nthe region means security for oil production.”<\/p>\n

Speaking further, Akwa requested for the support of its Postgraduate
\nForeign Scholarship Programme, which he said had been part of NDDC’s
\nmanpower development, noting: “We have been sending out our graduates to
\nforeign universities for post-graduate trainings.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, we have not received anything in return to encourage us.
\nWe have not received sufficient appreciation from the various
\nuniversities in terms of waivers and complementary scholarships. If we
\nsponsor 20 students, the universities should be able to give us
\nscholarship for additional two students or grant us a waiver. This will
\nhelp us to sustain the programme.”<\/p>\n

The NDDC Interim Administrator equally called on the United States
\nConsulate to establish an office in Port Harcourt to ease off the stress
\non residents and peoples of the Niger Delta region who have to transact
\nbusiness with the U.S Consulate. “Please open an office here in Port
\nHarcourt so those of us in the Niger Delta region would not need to
\ntravel all the way to Lagos to transact our business with you,” Akwa
\nurged.<\/p>\n

In the area of health, the NDDC boss said that the challenge of Covid-19
\nwas an eye opener. “We need assistance to leverage on the health sector,
\nrecognizing that health is wealth. You can help in training health
\nworkers to cope with the pandemic. People in the region need to be
\nvaccinated against the virus and the US can help in providing the
\nvaccines,” he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier in his remarks, the head of the U.S Consulate delegation, Mr.
\nBrandon Hudspeth noted that Nigeria and the United States were close
\nallies working together to foster the bilateral relationship between
\nboth countries to improve lives, especially in the Niger Delta region.<\/p>\n

He said that the US would continue to work with the NDDC to strengthen
\ncollaboration on strategies to improve peace and security to facilitate
\nthe sustainable development of the Niger Delta region.<\/p><\/div>\n

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