The new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, has declared that the commission is in trouble and requires radical change to enhance service delivery.
He stated this during a meeting with management and staff of NDDC, shortly after assuming office at the commission’s headquarters on Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The NDDC boss stated that there was need to change a number of things in the commission, saying: “We need to have quality assurance, because we must have measurable performance indicators in every unit and department.
“By my training, I am a problem solver and I pray that members of the IMC will work together to solve problems. The NDDC has existed for about 20 years, rising from the ashes of the Oil Mineral Producing