NDDC Appeals to Rivers Govt. to Rescind Land Revocation

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), has appealed to the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike to reverse the revocation of the land which the Commission bought to provide access to the permanent headquarters in Port Harcourt.

Ndoma-Egba made the appeal when he led members of the NDDC board on a courtesy visit to the governor at the Government House in Port Harcourt yesterday. The NDDC team included the Managing Director, Mr. Nsima Ekere, the Executive Director Finance and Administration; Mr. Mene Derek and Executive Director Projects, Mr. Samuel Adjogbe, and other members of the Board.

The Chairman called the attention of the governor to the urgent need for the parcel of land to the Commission's operations, saying: “We are confident your Excellency will reverse his earlier decision, because Rivers State has since inception shown tremendous goodwill to NDDC.”

He expressed appreciation to the state government for hosting the Commission for the past 16 years and urged it not to relent in its assistance, adding, “Rivers State promised to give us a headquarters building at inception and it delivered on that. We want the government to help us protect that property which is facing some legal challenges.”