The Minister said this on the occasion of the official commissioning ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 6 of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) built and donated by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) at Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State.
The Minister stated that “the project is part of the development strides of President Buhari’s administration to improve the lives of the people of Niger Delta region.”
According to him, the NDDC awarded contracts for various components of the Complex, broken down into Six Lots featuring One Commander’s Residence, One Second-in command’s Residence, 64 Apartments, One armoury, Parade ground, Underground cells and Gatehouse Unit awarded in 2012 but was stalled due to neglect by the successive administrations in the NDDC.
“However, due to the desire of Mr President to identify, finish and commission legacy projects, upon reassigning the supervision of the NDDC to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, gave a marching order that ongoing projects that have a direct impact on the lives of the people must be prioritized and completed for effective utilization of funds and benefit to the people of the region, the completion and commissioning of the complex and other projects to reposition NDDC is in line with this directive,” he stressed.
