NDDC Defends Its Role in Niger Delta Water Supply, Faults State and Local Governments

In many Niger Delta communities, NDDC projects dominate visible development. Yet social critic Hilda Dokubo recently blamed the commission for local water failures. This view overlooks the constitutional duties of state water boards and local councils. Constitutional provisions assign basic domestic infrastructure—water, primary health care and local roads—to state and local governments. These tiers receive direct monthly allocations from the Federation Account. Shifting permanent water management onto the NDDC absolves elected officials of their core responsibilities. Dokubo highlighted polluted water in one community but ignored the roles of oil companies and local authorities. The NDDC has delivered solar-powered water schemes in Soku (Rivers State) and Abraham Ojo Ama (Akwa Ibom State). Its mandate focuses on regional planning, major trunk lines, environmental remediation and human capital development—not routine water distribution.

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