Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has assured the World Bank of his administration’s commitment to good governance and transparency.
Already, he said the state government has looked at laws that will enhance transparency and due process but added that the process of establishing a fiscal responsibility and procurement commission was only being hindered due to lack of capacity.
Governor Uduaghan who stated these when the World Bank Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Onno Ruhl visited him at Government House, expressed the willingness of the state government to partner with the bank in its bid to achieve set out developmental goals.
He said: “We have taken key interest in the World Bank because we know that we need a development partner to be able to effectively develop the state,” adding that the state was diversifying its economy from oil and therefore sought for the World Bank’s assistance in the areas of technical assistance and in agriculture.
He said in dealing with the challenges of development, the state government has kept faith with its three-point agenda believing that they are critical in handling the Niger Delta question and also attaining the ultimate goal of the state’s economic development.
According to him “I assure you of our commitment to the partner with the World Bank. We are committed to ensuring good governance, transparency and the people having maximum benefit from what God has given them.”


The governor intimated the team on the strategies adopted by his administration to ensure peace and security in the state.

He also listed the establishment of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) as one of the strategies adopted to ensure economic transformation of the riverine and oil producing communities.

He solicited the support of World Bank in his effort to re-build the towns destroyed in riverine areas in May this year even as he invited the body to assist in capacity building in DESOPADEC to ensure efficient service delivery.

“As part of the state’s post amnesty programme, we are strengthening the capacity of DESOPADEC management. We are re-building some of the destroyed communities by the military during the crisis of May 13th, we seek the support of the World Bank to enable us complete the project,” the Governor said.

Speaking further, Governor Uduaghan noted that his administration was tackling the challenges created by the global climate change and promised to eradicate air, water and soil pollution in our environment.

In his address, World bank Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Onno Ruhl told the governor that the team was in the state to support the government in achieving her three point agenda for the development of the state.

He said the World Bank was interested in partnering with the government to introduce new ideas, experience, technical support and programmes for the development of the state.

His words “We are in the state to know the programmes of your administration, the challenges your government is encountering. We want to work with your government to give the necessary support we can render to enable you achieve your administration’s three point agenda for the benefit of your people.”

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