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Draft of Niger Delta Master Plan Released

Nigeria First (Abuja)
NEWS
October 11, 2004
Posted to the web October 11, 2004
Abuja
The draft of the Niger Delta Regional Master Plan was released and presented to
stakeholders over the weekend of 8 October in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The stakeholders, who are made up of representatives of oil companies, the oil
producing states and donor agencies, are expected to provide their input before
a final copy is released before the end of this year (2004).
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Onyeama
Ogochukwu, who presented the draft, said that the Plan marks a new dawn for the
accelerated development of the Niger Delta region.
He added that, the goals policies and programmes outlined in the draft are
expected to be implemented within 15 years.
The Master Plan is based on two developmental phases: an immediate interim
action plan and longer-term interventions.
The first phase has started yielding results as the Commission has already
embarked on strategic projects as well as aggressive human development
programmes.
The draft will also be presented to other stakeholders, particularly members of
the public at workshops in all the senatorial districts in the Niger Delta.

   

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