NDDC Donates Fishing Equipment To 34 Co-operatives Societies

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated fishing equipment to 34 co-operative groups in Rivers State as part of its scheme to boost riverine economy and empower the people.

Commissioner representing Rivers State on the Board of the NDDC, Engr. Georgewill Emmanuel, who handed over the fishing equipment, urged the beneficiaries to accept the opportunities as a collective economic empowerment to enhance their livelihood.

Engr. Georgewill advised the beneficiaries to use the opportunity to ensure that their families, communities and Rivers people derive benefits from the equipment, adding that with success the Commission will be encouraged to continue to work to improve the living conditions of the people.

He said: “Each time I see determined individuals or groups committed to self improvement, it gives me the motivation and zeal to plough harder.”

He warned that they should not be tempted to sell the fishing equipment as the NDDC Monitoring Team will continuously monitor them, stating that other empowerment and human capacity development programmes of the NDDC are already yielding dividends.

The equipment include speed boat, nets, 40 horse-power engine, coolers, ropes, anchor among other accessories to the benefiting co-operatives.

Responding on behalf of the co-operative societies, Mr. Hezekiah Owubokiri of Hosanna Okuru Investment And Credit Cooperative Society Limited, commended the NDDC and promised that the tools will be put to good use.

—Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt