NDDC streamlines contracts to end abandonment of projects

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Sunday, March 31st, 2013

BY LEKAN BILESANMI

The Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has streamlined the complex contract system in the commission which “in the past had spawned several ‘toxic projects’ – projects that were awarded without budgetary provisions.”

“And considering the plight of innocent contractors choked with these toxic projects, the Board has passed resolutions empowering the Managing Director to act on them. The process is on-going,” a source told Sunday Vanguard yesterday, while saying the Board had worked quietly since it was inaugurated, leading to landmark achievements.

“Second, issues of payment ,procedures which had led contractors to slow down or abandon projects have been addressed. The Board has reviewed the Accounting Manual and reformed the payment procedure. Now contractors ,have some stability of expectations as interim payment certificates are to be paid between 10-20 working days. The Board has also empowered the Managing Director to fast-track some very important projects like the University Hostels and road construction and they are going on satisfactorily,” the source stated.

“Finally, at the last Board Meeting, in order to further improve service delivery, the Board has created a “Work-sanitation Day”on the last Wednesday of every month during which every employee must clear his or her desk, and the SERVICOM has been empowered to monitor compliance. Servicom has also been empowered to monitor file movements in every office and report on a regular basis to the Managing Director who will report to the Board.”

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