The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has approved the constitution of a Project Verification and Payment Committee as part of efforts to strengthen accountability and enhance project payments.
A statement signed by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director, Corporate Affairs said the decision followed one of the resolutions reached at the 9th meeting of the 7th Governing Board of the Commission held on December 8, 2025.
According to the resolution, the Board approved the establishment of a Project Verification Committee by Management to verify all infrastructure, electrification, desilting, environmental and water projects for the purpose of capturing them on the Commission’s Directorate of Finance and Accounts’ digitised platform for payment processing.
The setting up of the committee is in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive mandating all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to digitalise their operations and go paperless by December 31, 2025.
In line with this directive, the NDDC Management considered it imperative to carry out a comprehensive verification of all completed projects in order to capture the necessary project details in the Directorate of Finance and Accounts’ electronic database for seamless payment.
The Project Verification and Payment Committee is expected to undertake a comprehensive verification of all completed projects across the Niger Delta region from inception to January 2023, with a view to integrating them into the digitised database of the Directorate of Finance and Accounts for e-payment purposes.
Projects to be verified include infrastructural, electrification, environmental, desilting and water supply projects.
Members of the committee include the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye (Chairman); the Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai (Member); the Director of Legal Services, Mr. Victor Arenyeka (Secretary); the Director of Project Monitoring Services, Engr. Gbenga Omowanle (Member); the Director, Finance and Administration, Mrs. Kunemofa Asu (Member); and the Director, Internal Audit, Mr. Lucky Ogbuji (Member).
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