Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has said that the Niger Delta Development Commission that President Muhammadu Buhari will ensure that the commission is well funded.
The governor said this while receiving members of the Board of the commission who paid him a courtesy visit on Monday at the Government House.
In a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Affairs of the NDDC, Mr. Toye Abosede, and issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Oshiomhole said “The current leadership of the country, unlike the previous administrations, will enforce the laws concerning the statutory obligations of the Federal Government to the NDDC.
“The expectation of the people of the Niger Delta from the NDDC is very high because of the varied challenges facing the inhabitants of the oil-producing region, especially with respect to oil and gas pollution as well as environmental hazards.
“The South-South Governors’ Forum will soon meet to articulate the way forward for the region. The governors from the South-South share a common passion with NDDC for the development of the region.
The Chairman of the NDDC Board, Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw lamented that since inception been getting 10 per cent, instead of the statutory provision of 15 per cent from the Federal Government.