Ondo oil communities get new committee

The Governor who was represented by the Chairman of Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Prince Adebowale Ajimuda said the commission was resolute to address the challenges facing the people and enter into synergy with IRDC when necessary Responding, the Committee Chairman, and former OSOPADEC Chairman, Raphael Nomiye, expressed appreciation to the governor, […]

The Governor who was represented by the Chairman of Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Prince Adebowale Ajimuda said the commission was resolute to address the challenges facing the people and enter into synergy with IRDC when necessary

Responding, the Committee Chairman, and former OSOPADEC Chairman, Raphael Nomiye, expressed appreciation to the governor, promising to work with him for the development of the state.

Nomiye promised to surpass the achievements of the immediate past executive council, adding that the council would liaise with other agencies like NNDC and OSOPADEC to embark on projects that would touch the lives of the citizenry.

According to him, “We will try to solve the problem of water scarcity as well as partnering with relevant international organisations to provide employment particularly to the youths in the area.

The IRDC Chair described the approval of Mr. Benson Enikuomehin as commissioner representing the state on the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission [NDDC] as a welcome development because of his qualities and past antecedents, expressing optimism that the NDDC commissioner would use his office in developing the riverine area of the state.

He assured that President Umaru Yar’adua would meet all demands agreed upon with the Niger Delta militants and the federal government in its bid to develop the region, urging repentant militants to sustain the current peace in the Niger Delta region.

While appealing to Nigerians to continue praying for Yar’adua to facilitate his early recovery, he stressed that the president meant well for the Niger Delta region and the entire country.

Nomiye recalled that the past executive members of the committee were not ready to leave office after spending the mandatory four years which elapsed on Dec. 15, 2009 describing their protest against the dissolution and moves to extend their tenure as an aberration.