The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said its Akwa Ibom State office, located at Atan Offot in Uyo Local Government Area, will be ready for commissioning by the end of November.
Apostle Abasiandikan Nkono, who led a delegation to inspect the project, said the contractors would go into full gear now that the rainy season is abating.
“All that is left is for the rainy season to fully abate. The contractors will now go into full gear because the mandate of the board is that this facility is commissioned expeditiously,” Nkono said.
“We are happy and we have to thank the seventh Governing Board of the NDDC that is working to get things done. In the current NDDC as far as the seventh Governing Board is concerned, this project speaks for itself, that shows you the verve that the current board has applied to complete the project,” he added.
Engr Evong Evong, Director of the NDDC State Office, said workers were working day and night to meet the deadline.
“It’s a work in progress and we are excited that in a couple of weeks, we should be moving into the facility, with the pace this is going. The workers are working tirelessly here day and night to meet the deadline,” Evong said.
“The deadline was October but the rains slowed things down a bit, but I’m assuring you that it is going to be ready by the end of November.”
Mrs Ndifreke Essien, Deputy Director, Community and Rural Development (CRD), NDDC Akwa Ibom State Office, was also part of the delegation.
Journalists also witnessed the inspection of the project which has reached 95 percent completion.
