President Tinubu pledges commitment to Niger Delta development

Lagos -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to implementing projects and programmes geared towards addressing the diverse needs of the Niger Delta people and for sustainable growth and development in the region.

The president, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 6th Meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta, NCND, at the Government House complex, Asaba, said his administration would spare no effort in addressing the challenges of underdevelopment and insecurity in the Niger Delta.

The two-day meeting was organised by the Ministry of Niger Delta Development in collaboration with the Delta State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. It had the theme, “Stimulating Strategies for Economic Growth and Development in the Niger Delta Region.”

The president, who was represented by the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, said the focus of the NCND on stimulating economic growth and development was appropriate as it would stimulate proper coordination of developmental programmes and projects in the Region.

He said: “The focus of this Council is in tandem with the cardinal objectives of my administration which are adequately enunciated in the Renewed Hope Agenda document.

“I am aware of the state of infrastructure and challenges in the Region, but please be reassured that concerted efforts are being made to transform the infrastructural and economic fortunes of the Region.

“The new leadership in the Ministry