President Muhammadu Buhari has given directives to security and investigating agencies with the National Assembly to ensure that the administration’s effort towards the development of the Niger Delta sub-region is not undermined.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu the president gave the directive following the unfolding drama, which include attacks and counter attacks between and around persons, institutions, and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which has warranted President Buhari’s determination to get to the root of the crisis rocking the development of the Niger Delta and its people despite enormous national resources voted year after year for the development of the region.

According to the directive, all parties involved in finding a solution to the crisis rocking the NDDC must initiate actions in a time-bound manner and inform the Presidency of the actions being taken.

The President also directed timely sharing of information and knowledge in a way to speedily assist the administration to diagnose what had gone wrong in the past and what needs to be done to make corrections in order to return the NDDC to its original mandate of bettering the lot of the niger delta people.

President Buhari said the administration wants to bring about “rapid, even and sustainable development to the region.”

The President gave firm assurance that his administration would put in place a transparent and accountable governance framework, not only in the NDDC but in all other institutions of government.