On Wednesday, October 23, the Federal
Executive Council (FEC) announced the dissolution of both the Niger Delta and
Sports Development ministries, following a meeting presided over by President
Bola Tinubu in Abuja. The responsibilities of these ministries will now fall
under newly established agencies, with the Ministry of Regional Development
overseeing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and other regional
development commissions.
Momoh, who has been retained as the
minister in charge of the new Ministry of Regional Development, assured that
the restructuring is a purely administrative move that will not affect the
focus on the Niger Delta region. Speaking with State House correspondents, he
emphasized that the NDDC remains intact and that the change is aimed at
improving coordination among the country’s various regional commissions.
"For our people in the Niger Delta
region, I would like them to know that this has not removed anything from them.
The NDDC is still very much in place under the Ministry of Regional
Development, and all other such agencies remain intact," Momoh stated.
He described the restructuring as a
"forward-thinking move" by President Tinubu to centralize oversight
of regional development initiatives, adding that the change would expand the
ministry’s activities and improve service delivery.
The newly established Ministry of Regional
Development will now oversee the NDDC, as well as the North West Development
Commission (NWDC), South West Development Commission (SWDC), and North East
Development Commission (NEDC).
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