The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by its Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has constituted a Project Verification and Payment Committee.
The decision was part of the resolutions reached at the 9th meeting of the Commission’s 7th Governing Board held on December 8, 2025.
In a statement issued on January 11, 2026, the Director of Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama, said the Board approved the constitution of the committee to verify infrastructure, electrification, desilting, environmental and water projects ahead of their capture in the Commission’s Directorate of Finance and Accounts’ digitised platform for payment processing.
The committee is made up of the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, who serves as Chairman; the Director, Legal Services, Mr. Victor Arenyeka, who serves as Secretary; the Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai; the Director, Project Monitoring and Supervision, Engr. Gbenga Omowanle; the Director, Finance and Accounts, Mrs. Kunemofa Asu; and the Director, Internal Audit, Mr. Lucky Ogbuji, as members.
This followed the Federal Government’s directive that all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) digitise their operations and go paperless by December 31, 2025.
It added that it was therefore imperative for the NDDC Management to conduct a comprehensive verification of all completed projects to ensure that relevant information is captured in the Commission’s electronic database for e-payment purposes.
The Project Verification and Payment Committee will verify completed infrastructure, electrification, environmental, desilting and water supply projects executed across the Niger Delta from inception to January 2023.
