The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has inaugurated a project verification and payment committee.

According to a statement issued by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama, the decision formed part of the resolutions adopted at the 9th meeting of the commission’s 7th Governing Board.

The committee has been mandated to verify all infrastructure, electrification, desilting, environmental, and water projects to ensure their proper capture on the commission’s digitised platform managed by the Directorate of Finance and Accounts.

The NDDC noted that the initiative aligns with the Federal Government’s directive requiring all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to fully digitalise their operations and operate paperless systems by December 31, 2025.

The statement said, “It was therefore imperative for the NDDC Management to conduct a comprehensive verification of all completed projects to capture the necessary information in the Commission’s Directorate of Finance and Accounts’ electronic database for payment purposes.

“The Project Verification and Payment Committee would undertake a comprehensive verification of all completed projects in the region from inception to January 2023, to capture them in the Digitised database of the Directorate of Finance and Accounts for E-payments.

“The projects to be verified include infrastructural, electrification, environmental, desilting, and water supply projects.”

The statement named members of the committee as the Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, Chairman; the Executive Director of Projects, Sir Victor Antai, member; the Director of Legal Services, Mr. Victor Arenyeka, Secretary; the Director of Project Monitoring Service, Engr. Gbenga Omowanle, member; Director Finance and Administration, Mrs. Kunemofa Asu, member; and the Director Internal Audit, Mr. Lucky Ogbuji, member. (The Nation)