NDDC MD lists benefits of registering with chamber of commerce

Dr Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA), will be of immense benefits to contractors

Ogbuku stated this at a one-day sensitisation workshop on the establishment of the chamber on Monday in Asaba.

The managing director urged contractors doing business with the commission to register with NDCCITMA in order to benefit from its prospects.

Represented by Mr Onoriode Omo-Udoyo, a Director in the commission, Ogbuku, said that registration with NDCCITMA had become a requirement to do business with the NDDC.

He said that the chamber of commerce would be used to provide supports for businesses in the region.

Ogbuku further said that the call for registration was to enable contractors to participate and benefit from the prospects of chamber.

The managing director also urged small and medium enterprise operators and other business owners that required financial supports from the commission to register with NDCCITMA.

Ogbuku said that the commission had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the chamber of commerce to ensure a strategic and fruitful collaboration.

“This collaboration is a partway to prosperity for the people of the Niger Delta region. NDCCITMA is to be used to provide support for businesses in the region.

“As a commission, we are committed to ensuring that development is brought to the people of the region through genuine processes and structures.

“One of the numerous ways we have designed is the use of chambers as a tool for development, we know the impact it can create in business growth,” he said.

On his part, the Delta Acting Governor, Monday Onyeme, commended the commission for the vision behind the establishment NDCCITMA, saying that it would drive business activities in the region.

Represented by Mr sonny Ekadeyan, the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Onyeme said that the initiative would have positive impacts on businesses in the region

“I greatly value your engagement and support to build a shared vision of partnership for development in the region.

“I believe that this initiative will help states in the region to address issues of common interest, and to foster a more dynamic and equitable arrangement for regional prosperity,” he said.

Earlier, the NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Mr Victor Anti, said that the sensitisation exercise would be taken to all NDDC states.

Represented by a Director in the commission, Dr Godwin Nosiri, Anti said that the workshop was organised to raise awareness about the establishment of NDCCITMA.

“It is also to raise awareness about the need to explore the vast opportunities that the chambers presents to the Niger Delta region,” he said.

Supreme News reports that the workshop attracted participants from the business community in the state.