Birthday: To see Niger Delta prosper is a more fitting Celebration of my life-- Ojougboh

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The Acting Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has called on friends and well-wishers who are planning to celebrate his birthday, to rather pay a visit to the nearest motherless babies’ home or any similar charity centre, with a view to sharing whatever goodwill with the less privileged.

Dr. Ojougboh, whose birthday is on September 8, said it was more important to him that the less privileged in the society are uplifted and celebrated on such occasions, rather than the ostentation and media glitz which usually marked them.

The Acting Executive Director, Projects, who spoke at the new headquarters complex of the NDDC in Port Harcourt on Monday, said: “Many of my friends and associates are planning to celebrate me tomorrow. I understand that many of them are planning to take out congratulatory adverts in the media, to celebrate me on my birthday. While I appreciate the thoughts, I will prefer they use this opportunity to remember those who are in dire straits.

“There are many Nigerians, particularly in the Niger Delta region, who are facing various forms of difficulties. It has been my life’s calling, as a Christian and human being, to look out for the less privileged in our society. I always take time on my birthday to celebrate them. However, on this particular birthday of mine, I would rather want  everyone to join me in praying for their well-being, and in offering our widow’s mite in helping to improve their living conditions.”

Dr. Ojougboh noted that his work in the NDDC has further opened his eyes to the poverty and socio-economic hardship in the region and he will use the occasion of his birthday to rededicate himself to the service of the people.

“My work in NDDC must be geared to helping improve the living conditions of our people. After so many years of under-development and neglect, we are, as members of the Interim Management Committee, IMC, bestowed with the rare privilege to change the region’s narrative. We are determined to ensure that NDDC rises to the challenge and moral obligation of its mandate, to facilitate regional sustainable development.

“The Niger Delta deserves no less. Our people deserve no less. And tomorrow I want my birthday to be an occasion for deep reflections, for rededication to service of the region, the less privileged and humanity. To see the Niger Delta prosper will be a fitting celebration of my life.”

NDDC_UPDATES : OJOUGBOH TO CRITICS: "WE ‘ll NOT SUCCUMB TO BLACKMAIL"

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Dr Cairo Ojougboh has said that the Members of the Interim Management Committee, Niger Delta Developement Commission will not succumb to blackmail in its quest to ensure that the Niger Delta Developement

Commission is repositioned to actualise its needed mandate.

Dr Ojougboh who stated this through his Special Adviser (SA) on Media & Communication, Sir, Gabriel Choba, said the INTERIM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE shares the same VISION of President Muhammadu Buhari to RESCUE the commission. He therefore, cautioned critics to be mindful of hate Speeches and be constructive in their criticism.

Dr Ojougboh in his words; “As an indigene of one of the Niger Delta states, a region that has been deprived of SIGNIFTICANT DEVELOPMENT over the years partly because NDDC which should have been the driver of DEVELOPMENTS in the region has been given to petty Politics. “I dare say the TIME has COME for us to embrace CHANGE for the sake of the people in the region who are subjected to untold Hardship.

Going further he said: “We are on the same page with Mr President that, the NDDC deserves to be RESCUED and REPOSITIONED; I am on the good side of history to partake in this worthy course, it is a responsibility and this exactly I will do.” he noted.