Chief Nsima Ekere, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commision (NDDC) says political interferance by interest groups in the region is a distraction and obstacle to speedy development of the region.
Ekere who spoke in Nembe on Sunday, shortly after inspecting ongoing projects in Bayelsa noted that the region was in dire need of development, and that any distraction was undesirable.
He therefore appealed to politicians to refrain from distracting the board and management of the Commision to achieve its mandate.
He reiterated the resolve of the commision to achieve an even development across the nine states of the Niger Delta.
"My appeal to politicians is to known the difference between politics and governance, we have a lot of work to be done and we should be allowed to work,
this is time for work and not for politics.
"We call on all and sundry to allow us to concentrate on developing our region first and when the time for politics comes, we shall all play the politics together," Ekere said.
According to Ekere, he personally inspected construction of road network at Ewoi community in Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) and construction of phase 2 of Otuoke internal roads also in Ogbia LGA all completed.
On his impressions on the projects inspected, Ekere expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done on the 24 kilometre Ogbia-Nembe road which connected many communities on the road for the first time.
"I am highly impressed driving on the Ogbia-Nembe road and the quality is comparable to what you see in Abuja, and the road has opened up a lot of communities to the rest of the world.
"This road has reduced travel time and cost to Nembe from Yenagoa which was only possible by boat before this road was put to use and I am pleased it has reached 99.74 per cent.
"This road exemplifies what can be possible when stakeholders collaborate, we are patnering with Shell Petroleum Development Company and we feel itisco mendable.
"The funds Shell is contributing is in addition to their statutory unding obligations to the NDDC and we will expect other oil firms to borrow a leaf from Shell," Ekere said.
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