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Akpabio unveils development plans for Niger Delta region
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Rolls out other completed projects
By Chris Ochayi
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared that notwithstanding the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry under his watch has achieved milestone by completing some ongoing projects in the region.
Senator Akpabio, who assumed duty in august 2019 at the ministry made the declarations while appraising the achievements of the Ministry and unveiling new plan aimed at driving development in the Niger Delta region as mandated by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The minister added that despite the obvious paucity of funds, the Ministry has worked assiduously well to ensure the completion of the 13 and 8-storey buildings housing the Headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, which according to him will be commissioned in February subject to Presidential approval.