New ministry for the Niger Delta

A New ministry specifically designed to address issues of the Niger delta region of Nigeria has been created by his Excellency President Umaru Yaradua.

This new development is part of the presidents sweeping changes to the country's ministries in an apparent move to consolidate power.

In the past the Delta region did have a parastatal the Niger delta development commission  which initially handled  numerous  successful  development projects  in the delta region but in my opinion it eventually descended into farce and became a conduit for corruption in the region.

This move by the President is very positive and in the first instance reflects the Presidents commitment to bringing a lasting solution to the Niger delta crises of Nigeria.

Hopefully in going forward we can learn from the mistakes of the NDDC  and make this new ministry a success. read more on on this here