The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is constructing six multipurpose emergency shelters in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states for Internally Displaced Persons ahead of the anticipated floods in the Niger Delta region.
Managing Director of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, disclosed this at a press conference at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday.
He stated that the project is part of proactive measures to mitigate the impact of perennial flooding in the region. Ogbuku explained that the facilities at the emergency shelters will include a school, hospital, cafeteria, police post, and recreation center.
The shelters are being built in Otuokpoti and Odi (Bayelsa State), Patani and Ozorro (Delta State), and two locations in Rivers State. He assured residents that the NDDC would continue efforts to improve community infrastructure, including the installation of solar-powered streetlights to combat criminality and maintain peace.
Additionally, the NDDC has streamlined support for farmers and entrepreneurs through the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce. Ogbuku also announced that the NDDC had acquired 45,000 U-Lesson tablets to distribute to schools across the region to support education.
The tablets will soon be launched and deployed to schools.
