The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has concluded plans for the construction of a new headquarters and police barracks for the Bayelsa State Police Command.
The NDDC Acting Managing Director, Prof. Nelson Braimbaifa, relayed the good news when he paid a courtesy visit to the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Uche Anozia, at the command headquarters in Yenagoa.
Brambaifa was accompanied by the NDDC Acting Executive Director Projects, Engr(Dr) Samuel Adjogbe, FNSE, the NDDC Coordinator for Bayelsa, Hon Francis Kolokoro, and other directors of the Commission.
The NDDC Chief Executive Officer said that the project, which was included in the Commission’s budget, would commence as soon as the Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, and necessary documentations were concluded.
Brambaifa stated that as part of its mandate, the NDDC would always intervene to assist security agencies working in the Niger Delta region. “The reason is that we are here to provide the infrastructure that will aid all development agencies and organisations to work and function optimally,” he said.
According to him, “security is key in any society. So, we have to make the men and women that take care of security in the state comfortable by not only building the headquarters but also building a barracks for them.”
“We will also continue to support the police with equipment and other things that can make life easier for those who spend nights and days to protect life and property in our country.”
Brambaifa said the Commission would not have been able to perform well without the support of the security forces, especially the police, adding that the Niger Delta region was contending with various security challenges.
In his remarks, the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Uche Anozia, commended the NDDC for providing facilities to enhance the operations of the Police and other security agencies and urged it not to relent. He said that the police needed the cooperation and support of all organisations to succeed.
Anozia, who described the visit as a “red letter day” for the police command thanked the NDDC for its continued support
According to him, “Today is a very significant day for me and the entire Bayelsa State Police Command for it marks the beginning of good things to come. The Acting MD and his team have brought good tiding to us, to build a befitting headquarters for the Police.”
He noted that since the creation of Bayelsa State, the police headquarters had been in a makeshift building and pleaded with the commission to complete the project in good time.
He added: “ I really have to thank you exceedingly for bringing this good tidings and I pray that within a very short time, the building will be completed and I will be the pioneer Commissioner of police to commence work at the new office.”