NDDC Donates Power Transformer, Emergency Electricity Facilities To Army Brigade

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated a 300 kVA transformer and ancillary electrification facilities to the Nigerian Army 16 Brigade in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

At the presentation ceremony, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, represented by the Executive Director, Projects, Dr. Victor Antai, stated that the NDDC decided to undertake the project, given its significance, following a request for assistance in strengthening security infrastructure in the region.

In a statement by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ogbuku explained, “The NDDC, as an interventionist agency, received a request from the 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, established in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, to assist in strengthening the security infrastructure of oil-producing areas in the Niger Delta region. Under the leadership of the Managing Director, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, we decided that critical electrical interventions should be provided to the 16 Army Brigade.”

The Executive Director further stated that other interventions made to the 16 Brigade included the installation and stringing of 156 high-tension prestressed concrete poles, the installation and stringing of 90 low-tension prestressed concrete poles, pole mounting, and the completion of 500-watt streetlights.

He added that the Commission’s contributions to the 16 Brigade would improve general efficiency and the fight against insecurity in the region.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oloyede, praised the NDDC for consistently supporting the Nigerian Army.

He noted, “As you can see, the Niger Delta Development Commission executed most of the projects being commissioned. I want to applaud the NDDC for what it has been doing for the Nigerian Army and the region