NDDC Will No Longer Be Used For Political Activities – Ogbuku

Managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has declared that the interventionist agency will no longer be a launching pad for political activities as being perceived by many.

Ogbuku made the declaration yesterday in Port Harcourt while speaking during the signing of contract agreement to re-engage KPMG for the provision of governance advisory services to the commission.

He added that partnering with KPMG would launch the NDDC into international level of acceptance.

The NDDC boss said: “We believe that partnering with KPMG to provide advisory services for governance; we believe it is going to launch NDDC level of acceptance.

“Just as we said, we want to do things differently and we mean it, by trying to take this step. That means we want to be internally regulated. We want to create standards.

“We want to strengthen the institution so that whatever happens, it will be difficult for anyone to upturn it. So that NDDC will be known for standards just the way some other firms are.

“So that NDDC will not be seen as a launching pad for political activities anywhere just as it is being perceived. So, these internal regulations which we have come to put in place, which KPMG is going to provide for us, we are going to follow it strictly.”

In his remarks, the lead partner, KPMG, Tolu Odukale, thanked the NDDC for considering the firm to provide governance advisory services to it.

Odukale said: “We want to thank you very much for considering KPMG for this opportunity. Accepting to work with the NDDC, we consider the objective of the NDDC as being key into the sustainable development of the Niger Delta.

“For us, this is quite critical to the development of the people of Niger Delta and also contribute to the development of Nigeria.”