Jennifer Adighije: Repositioning Niger Delta Power Holding Company Ltd With Passion

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The Nigerian power sector has long been a source of concern for many citizens. Despite various attempts at reform, finding a lasting solution to the challenges plaguing this crucial sector has remained elusive.

While many believe that the transformation of the sector is a task best suited for men, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has taken a bold step by appointing a woman of exceptional intellect, experience and dedication to be part of the sector’s revival. That woman is Jennifer Adighije.

Indeed, Eng. Jennifer Adighije has proven that women can excel in fields dominated by men, such as engineering. As a determined woman, she has been able to transform the NDPHC within a short period.

Eng. Adighije, who was appointed the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Ltd. in August 2024, has broken barriers and continues to shine like a well-cut diamond.

In accordance with the theme for International Women’s Day 2025; “Accelerate Action,” suffice to say that her efforts call for action to unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all, especially empowering the next generation of women would lead to accelerated action.

This year’s theme emphasises the need to ensure equal rights, power, and opportunities for all women and girls, with focus on empowering the next generation of young women and girls as catalysts for change.

That is among the actions that Adighije had been taking since she took over at NDPHC last year.

Before her appointment, she had already demonstrated remarkable brilliance and competence in various roles, having previously served as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Entrepreneurship Development in Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
Her appointment was widely praised by those familiar with her impressive track record.

Determined to hit the ground running, Adighije quickly set the company’s strategic direction, developed actionable policies, and provided expert guidance to key stakeholders. She has also made it a priority to boost her team’s morale and foster a culture of excellence.

This Woman of Distinction is in her early 40s and hails from the Adighije family of Abia State. She was under the tutelage of her disciplinarian father, Chris Adighije, who was a senator that represented Abia Central Senatorial District between 2003 and 2007.

Jennifer Adighije’s academic background is as impressive as her professional achievements. She earned a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Lagos before pursuing an M.Sc. in Wireless Networks and Telecommunications at Queen Mary University of London. She returned to Nigeria in 2006 to contribute to the nation’s development.

Professional Journey
Adighije’s career has been marked by resilience, expertise, and leadership. She began her career as a transmission maintenance engineer at the now-defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) before transitioning into the telecommunications industry.

She later worked with Globacom as an NSS specialist and subsequently joined Helios Towers Nigeria, a telecommunications infrastructure company, as the Head of Operations and Planning.

Adighije later moved into public service, serving as a Value Engineer and Cost Controller in the Procurement Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from 2018 to 2023. In September 2023, she was appointed Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development in the Digital Economy, where she played a key role in advising and supporting the administration’s economic policies.

Adighije, the ‘Fashionpreneur’
Beyond engineering and public service, Adighije is a fashion enthusiast. She founded House of Silk (HOS), a fabric retail and tailoring company, in 2009. Her passion for fashion was evident from a young age, and she was recognized as a finalist in the Young Designer Category of the MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week Awards in 2012.

A Humanitarian and Digital Advocate, Adighije is deeply committed to social impact and digital inclusion. She is a patron of the Digi-Tech Empowerment Foundation for Youths, where she helps bridge access gaps for digitally disadvantaged young people. She is also a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and a registered practitioner with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
Currently, she is pursuing a doctoral degree at the Catholic University of Murcia, Spain.

Transforming NDPHC Efficiency:
Since taking over as MD/CEO of NDPHC, Adighije has been widely credited with revitalising the organisation. Stakeholders have praised her for implementing forward-thinking policies that have positioned the company for better performance and improved service delivery.

Since assuming office, Engr. Jennifer Adighije has made significant strides, earning the approval of key stakeholders in the power sector. Her leadership has been characterised by a strategic focus on operational efficiency, human capital development, and organizational restructuring.

Several initiatives have defined her tenure so far. She has conducted extensive inspections of NDPHC’s Power Plants and assets to identify and address inefficiencies. Additionally, she has strengthened stakeholders engagement by fostering closer collaboration with distribution companies, regulatory bodies, and government officials, while also exploring partnerships to secure funding for future projects.

Internally, Adighije has spearheaded structural reforms, streamlining processes to enhance project execution and improve staff productivity. Her commitment to positioning NDPHC as a key player in Nigeria’s energy sector is evident through her proactive approach to tackling industry challenges and implementing impactful reforms.

As part of her broader contributions to the sector, she has also improved the Eligible Customer Programme, aligning with President Bola Tinubu’s vision for a more efficient and sustainable energy sector.

Speaking on what she has been able to achieve since she took over the leadership of the organisation, Eng. Jennifer Adighije stated that power generation has increased tremendously under her leadership.

Noting that power generation has improved under her leadership, Adighije stressed that an additional 300 megawatts had been added to boost electricity supply.

“Prior to my leadership, our daily dispatch was below 500 megawatts, but now its usually above 800 megawatts, which means we have improved significantly our generation output to meet the market demands”.

“This is possible because we have a robust plan for our power plants, we also have a very proactive procurement plan to ensure that we do preventive maintenance across our power plants”.

“With that, we have been able to build sustainability and efficiency across our power plants. The power plants are measured majorly by the availability factor. Across each of the power plants, we have improved our availability factor very significantly because we have an effective recovery and restoration plans in place”.

The people speak:
As attested by the people, in her early 40s, Jennifer Adighije demonstrates remarkable maturity, strategic foresight, and sound judgment, excelling both as an entrepreneur and an administrator.
One stakeholder, Titus James, commended her leadership, describing her as the right person for the job.

“We are satisfied with Mrs. Jennifer Adighije’s performance as MD of NDPHC so far. She has proven that she knows the job. We believe President Bola Tinubu made the right choice, and we pray that she continues to excel.”

“She is committed to ensuring that the company serves the people’s interests. She is giving her all to reposition NDPHC, and we urge everyone to support her efforts,” James added.

For the records:
The NDPHC maintains 10 flagship power plants across the Southern Nigeria, in the following locations – Alaoji (Abia State); Olorunsogo (Ogun State); Calabar (Cross River State); Omoku (Rivers State); Omotosho (Ondo State); Gbarain (Bayelsa State); Ihovbor (Edo State); Egbema (Imo State); Ogorode (Delta State) and Geregu (Kogi State).

Transmission Projects:
They include five transmission substations and lines, which carry out functions such as power evacuation, as well as grid expansion and enhancement;
Distribution Projects: These include substations, transformers and 33 kV and 11 kV lines.

Conclusion
One of President Tinubu’s fondest desires as Head of Government – a desire which has informed much of his policy template since his days as Lagos State Governor – is to see the public-sector (as in, government and its MDAs) deploy business and governance practices similar to those routinely applied in the private sector. No wonder, then, that on August 19, 2024, he appointed a versatile and dynamic entrepreneur and administrator – in the person of Engineer Adighije – as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NDPHC.
A former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development in Communications, Innovation and the Digital Economy, Adighije was tasked with bringing her training as an engineer, her business acumen as an entrepreneur and branding icon, and her reputation as a go-getter who forges ahead regardless of the enormity of the challenges ahead of her, to the table of decision-making at the helm of the NDPHC.

With her strategic vision, leadership skills, and unwavering dedication, Jennifer Adighije is well on her way to leaving an indelible mark on Nigeria’s power sector.

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Mohammed Binji: Law Anchors Society, Good Governance

Sokoto State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Hon. Nasiru Mohammed Binji, who credits Governor Ahmed Aliyu with firm belief in law and constitutionalism, speaks with Louis Achi on the role of law in good governance, amendment of Section 76 of the LGA law that ‘triggered’ tension with the Sultanate Council and the challenges of his ministry

What’s your conception of law, vis-à-vis society and good governance?

I don’t think there can be good governance if there is no law, because law is the foundation of any civilized society. No society, no law. So, law is the foundation. If we are talking about good governance, we must have the necessary law to guide us. So, they both go hand in hand.

And I must also stress that adherence to the rule of law is important for good governance. The importance of the rule of law is to keep government in check, within their legal boundaries. Good governance is essentially about what is in the best interest of the people. According to some philosophers, wherever there is law, there must be sanctions, because if there are no sanctions people have the tendency to commit offenses. Laws are the foundation of civilized existence.

Justice Solebo who recently retired from the Lagos State Judiciary once said that ‘weak enforcement and not laws, is Nigeria’s challenge.’ Do you agree with this?

I wholeheartedly agree with her. There is absolutely no doubt that Nigeria has very good laws and her laws can compete favorably with laws in other countries or other jurisdictions, particularly in the Commonwealth. The problem is the lack of enforcement. It’s a significant problem due to several factors – impunity, delay in court proceedings and all these contribute to the challenges of law enforcement.

Why did you cite the Commonwealth – and not the United States for instance?

Our legal system is fashioned after the English Common Law. So, we are part of the Commonwealth. And, as she said, we are not lacking in laws that can help in good governance. We have good and adequate laws to guide the conduct of our leaders and we the led.

If enforcement is the issue, what is the way forward?

Allow me to shock you – Nigerians are not that lawless. Yes, we are not lawless, there might be instances of lawlessness, like the banditry in the North-West, the insurgency in the North-East and other forms of crises in the South-South and elsewhere in Nigeria. But these instances are not overwhelming, because Nigerians are governed by laws. We are not lawless, as some people would think. To the contrary we are very law-abiding citizens.

Can you confirm with statistics that Nigerians are not lawless, using records on convictions or number of cases to back up this assertion?

I can’t give you the statistics for the whole country. But based on statistics from my own jurisdiction, Sokoto State, a state of over 7 million people, I can confidently insist that we are not a lawless people. In Sokoto State, maybe we have about 400 criminal cases in our high courts and other courts. So, for a state of about 7 million people with just about 400 cases, you will certainly agree with me that using Sokoto State as an example that we are not lawless.

It would then appear that Judges in Sokoto State are not being overworked, inferring from your assertion?

I want to agree with you that they are not overworked, not just because our people are law abiding, but because we have 24 judges in Sokoto State High Court. The number has helped ensure that the judges are not overwhelmed with cases. There are five divisions. We also have about 40 magistrates and many Judges of the Sharia Courts. So, our judiciary is vibrant.

Will it be right to say that law is constantly evolving, which explains the need for reforms and amendments?

The main responsibility of the National Assembly and various State Houses of Assembly is to make laws for good governance in Nigeria and this function includes amendment, repeal and enactment of laws. There are also Law Reform Commissions at both the federal and state levels, which have the responsibility to review and reform archaic laws.

So, laws are constantly changing because society is changing too. Take the developments in the social media. In cases where there were no laws, we have a responsibility to enact laws to guide its use and where the laws are outdated, we have a duty to amend the laws to bring them into conformity with the realities of the day. There are several other examples that I can cite why amendments are necessary.

What law reforms are you working on in Sokoto State?

If you recollect, I began by saying that, since society is constantly evolving, and that there’s the need for laws to be amended, repealed, and reviewed, to bring them into conformity with the realities of the day. So, we are dispassionately looking at our laws to see the ones that we need to subject to an amendment.

And you know that an amendment can be just the change of a word “a” to “it”. If we want to change the name of Sokoto North Local Government Area for instance, that would be a constitutional amendment and that must be approved by the National Assembly and at least 24 States Houses of Assembly. Amendments are not something you engage in for fun.

Last year, we got the Sokoto State House of Assembly to amend some laws and even now we are working on more laws that we are of the opinion need to be amended. You must acknowledge my governor as a firm believer in the rule of law and in constitutionalism.

Last year, Governor Ahmad Aliyu pushed through the House of Assembly some consequential amendments to some laws – the amendment to the Sokoto State Discrimination Against Persons with Disability Commission Law of 2021, the Sokoto State Local Government Law 2009, which unfortunately generated the controversy. Others were the Tenancy Control Safety of Persons Law, Zakat and Endowment Commission Law, among others.

Were the amendments absolutely necessary?

Let me begin by talking about the three laws, the Discrimination against Persons with Disability Commission’s Law, the Zakat and Endowment Commission’s Law, the Tenancy Control and Safety of Persons Commission Law. These three laws were styled by the immediate past administration of Aminu Tambuwal as commissions, whereas by their functions they can only function as agencies of government.

By designating them as commissions the law created a problem for them, because commissions are typically independent, and autonomous and not under the supervision of any ministry. So, we thought that for efficiency, and accountability, we should appropriately designate them as agencies of government under the supervision of certain ministries. Going by the provision of Section 197 of the 1999 Constitution as amended, there are only three statutory commissions for each state of the federation.

Under the 1999 Constitution as amended Section 197 provides for only the following statutory commissions – the State Independent Electoral Commission, the State Civil Service Commission and the Judicial Service Commission, which are styled as commissions – they are independent, going by their nature, the nature of their work.

You must agree with me that the State Independent Electoral Commission must be independent of the supervision of any ministry for it to function effectively, for the opposition party to have faith in its impartiality.

Your state’s amendment of Section 76 of the LGA law as it relates to the functions of the Sultanate Council in the appointment of Districts and Villages Heads provoked some controversy…?

For lack of a better word, I would call the problem of this section a drafting error, because in the previous provision the Sultanate Council was given the power to appoint Village and District Heads. But under the Nigerian constitution, executive powers under Section 5(2) of the Constitution, are vested in the governor.

It is only the governor that can appoint, while the Sultanate Council recommends. The government took a good look at it because the law was unconstitutional. The government looked at it critically and concluded that appointment is an executive function.

The power to appoint is an exclusive executive power. Executive powers of the state are solely vested in the governor by the provisions of the Constitution, which he exercises by himself or through the Deputy Governor or Members of the State Executive Council.

The Constitution did not specify any other person that he can exercise the power through. Like I said earlier it was a drafting error and the error was a consequential one. The interesting thing is that even though that that error was contained in the provision, but it was never practiced.

The practice which is common knowledge is that the Sultanate Council recommends to the governor people that are deemed qualified and eligible for appointment as village and District Heads. That has been the practice, so we thought it was better to amend this provision, to regularize it and to correct the error I talked about earlier. This was simply what we did, but somehow it was misunderstood by those who wanted to cause chaos and who thought they had found an issue to use for their political purposes.

There was no intention whatsoever on the part of the government to ridicule the Sultanate Council. The governor has very high regards for the Sultan. And this was conveyed in clear terms to the people of Sokoto State. The opposition which was defeated tried to hijack it to cause disaffection for the government.

What has been the challenges as Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice?

The Attorney General is a lawyer. The office is manned and managed by a lawyer. I started work in this ministry 20 years before I became the Attorney General. I still go to Court. I still have so many cases that I am prosecuting at the court. Nothing has changed because I am still professional in all that I do. Yes, am operating in a political environment, but I can’t afford to become partisan.

There has been no interference whatsoever from the governor in respect of my assignment. And I think this has to do with the fact that he is also a professional and wants to succeed.

During the 2024 Law Week of the NBA Sokoto Branch, you declared the commitment of the Governor Aliyu’s administration to the independence of the judiciary. Was that declaration necessary?

Yes, of course. I’ll always say that Governor Aliyu is a very good friend of the legal profession. Though not a lawyer, he has done more for the profession than some lawyers who became governors. And this is a statement of fact.

What of funding of the judiciary in Sokoto State?

The governor has shown he fully understands the principles of separation of powers, and that the three arms of government need to function effectively; that they need to cooperate. He has fundamentally addressed the problems he met as governor. For instance, the immediate past administration appointed some judges in 2022 and made no provisions for their official vehicles.

Governor Aliyu has since purchased vehicles for them, and for all the new judges that he appointed. He has demonstrated respect for the House of Assembly and the Judiciary – the other critical arms of government. And this is why he is a toast of the lawyers.

Justice Mua’azu Abdulkadir Pindiga Commission of inquiry set up to investigate the Aminu Tambuwal administration has concluded its public hearing 14 months after. What did the governor set out to achieve?

Before and after the inauguration of this administration there were allegations of wrongdoing by officials of the Aminu Tambuwal administration. The agitation was such that the government had no choice but to institute an inquiry which was in the best interest of the former administration and new administration.

And you may recall there was no proper handing over to the incumbent governor. So, what the governor has done through the commission is to ask questions, as opposed to an investigation which is usually by the police or other law enforcement agencies.

Memoranda were requested from interested persons. The Commission will now write their report.

What do consider your achievements based on the core mandate of your ministry?

The first responsibility that we are saddled with is giving the government legal advice. We are the chief legal consultant to the government. Everything the government does must be vetted by the Ministry of Justice. I mean contracts, agreements, MOUs, and what have you. We also receive reports of investigation from law enforcement agencies, particularly the police, civil defense, DSS, and we do avail them with our legal opinion.

It’s our responsibility to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant further actions and to go to court. We have so many cases at the High Court, the Magistrate Courts, Shariah Courts of Appeal, the Court of Appeal of Nigeria and at the Supreme Court.

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NDDC Using Sports Festival To Unite Oil-Rich Niger Delta

Harry Iwuala

Established by an act of Parliament in the year 2000, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been known more, for interventions in infrastructure development in the areas of roads, electricity, schools, health care, and skills acquisition.

Its establishment was another federal government’s response to the outcry of the people who point to the deprivation suffered by the area that provides the economic mainstay of the entire nation. This explains why successive leadership of the intervention agency were focused more on uplifting the physical wellbeing of the area through road, education, health care and electricity projects which are the yardstick for measuring development in third world nations.

In a change of trajectory, the NDDC has added sports to its portfolio of improving life in the region it was created to enhance the conditions of the people.

Thus, from April 1-8 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the first ever regional sports festival will take place, bringing together athletes, coaches and technical officials from the nine mandate states that make up the NDDC.

Ahead the games, the NDDC has renovated the Olympics sized swimming pool at the Uyo Township Stadium, the tartan tracks at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, basketball and volleyball courts as well as hostels at the Dakkada Skills Acquisition Centre, Itam West Secondary school and Cornelia Colly Girls school. This will ensure that the state is bequeathed sports facilities. Hotels are also enjoying patronage

The event, sponsored by the NDDC, aims to discover and nurture talents from the region to global stardom.

A collateral benefit of the festival is the upgrading of facilities in Uyo, the host city.

This will ensure that the state is bequeathed sports facilities train those discovered.

Some have referred to the region as “the land flowing with milk and honey.” Others say it’s the economic livewire of the nation.

Truly, the oil-rich Niger Delta, located in the southern part of Nigeria and home to a significant portion of Nigeria’s oil and gas reserves, contributes significantly to the country’s economy and foreign exchange earnings.

Known as the heart of Nigeria’s oil industry, the Niger Delta contributes over 90 per cent of the country’s oil revenues.

Sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean, the Niger-Delta is located within nine coastal southern states, which include: all six states (Edo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom) from the South South geopolitical zone, one state (Ondo) from the South West and two states (Abia and Imo) from the South East.

Historically, the densely populated Niger Delta has been a region of rich cultural diversity, with many ethnic groups, including the Edo, Ijaw, Urhobo, Itsekiri, Ibibio, and Efik, among others.

These groups have often had distinct traditions, languages, and ways of life, but the shared challenges stemming from the oil industry created a unifying force in their quest for better living conditions and social justice.

And while it continues to produce millions of barrels of oil on a daily basis, accounting for a large percentage of the country’s export earnings, and significantly contributing to the country’s gross domestic product and government revenue, it also used to, in time past, churn out some of the world’s most accomplished sportsmen and women.

Some of them include former boxing world champions Dick Tiger, Hogan Bassey and Samuel Peter, Olympic gold medallists Chioma Ajunwa, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Victor Ikpeba, Taribo West, as well as Blessing Okagbare, Ese Brume, Endurance Ojokolo, Deji Aliu, amongst others.

The region ruled the domestic sports scene, with its states, particularly Delta, dominating the biennial National Sports Festival, while also exporting top-class talents to the world.

However, its sporting fortunes took a nosedive in recent years, prompting the Niger Delta Development Commission, which expressed concern over the sports dwindling fortunes, to wade in and try to restore its glory days.

The NDDC, established during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo with the sole mandate of developing the oil-rich region which had suffered environmental challenges and social conflicts due to oil exploration and extraction.

Ironically, oil extraction in the area has had a double-edged impact: while it has generated immense wealth, it has also led to environmental degradation, conflict, and socio-economic disparities among the local population.

The NDDC’s mandate to facilitate the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region includes using a variety of initiatives, including sports, to promote unity and peace.

Close observers of development strides of the NDDC can easily attest that its intervention projects have focused exclusively on road, electricity, education and health care infrastructure.

This time, the Commission is for the first time, delving into sports through the sports festival, an initiative of Dunamis Icon, the project consultants led by Itiako Ikpokpo KSM.

The event is designed to bring together athletes from across the region, encouraging healthy competition and creating opportunities for local talent to be discovered by scouts from national and international sporting organisations.

During an inspection tour of hostel facilities and competition venues, Chairman of the festival’s Main Organising Committee, Alabo Boma Iyaye, saw the level of preparations ahead of the Niger Delta Sports Festival and was impressed.

He was quoted to have said, “We know that the Niger Delta Development Commission mandate states produce about 70 to 80 per cent of Nigeria’s best athletes, but we have also observed the decline in our nation’s sporting fortunes, and as an intervention agency which has been delivering on various infrastructural needs across the region, we find it necessary to intervene in sports, to provide opportunities for our youths to excel and to show the world that the Niger Delta is not only about oil. This is why the theme of the festival is ‘Beyond Oil: Harnessing Talents.’

“But the festival is not only about talent discovery. It also leads us into intervention in sporting facilities, like we are doing now in Akwa Ibom.”

Last month, at the unveiling of the event, the Games consultant, Ikpokpo also highlighted the essence of breeding a new generation of sporting talents for the region..

In his words, “Niger Delta used to produce most of Nigeria’s top athletes but today there’s a dearth of talents. The NDDC, after their huge strides in infrastructural development, agreed that it was time to give sports the focus it desired in the region to produce the desired talents in that area of our national life.

“Just like the NDDC is famed for their development of infrastructure in the region, we also want the world to know that the NDDC is ready to produce sports talents for the country.”

The festival is open to only athletes aged between 16 and 25 and of Niger Delta heritage.

The intent is to achieve the purpose of starting the Games which is the reason an age limit has been fixed with modalities to check age cheats as those caught will be disqualified and their states fined.

Those who do well at the event should be able to attend competitions in Nigeria, Africa and globally.

Chairman of the Scouting and Mentorship Sub-Committee of the festival, Godwin Enakhena, reiterated the committee’s resolve to harness the best of talents discovered during the Festival.

No room has been left for compromise of standards in getting the next generation of athletes during the NDSF and It’s not all about football, but all sports with the potential to put Nigeria at the top by winning medals.

There is a commitment to regain the pride of place in sports which the Niger Delta Sports Festival has been designed to be the perfect platform to achieve this goal. At the end, Nigeria will be the greatest beneficiary.

The festival organisers have assembled a team of renowned coaches and scouts to oversee the scouting and mentorship process during the event.

Olympian Gabriel Okon, a highly experienced athletics coach, will be in charge of the athletics team. Okon, who has coached the national team to several international competitions, brings a wealth of experience to the table. Joining him is Anthony Konyegwachie, another Olympian and national team coach who will lead the boxing team.

Rakiya Mohammed, a national women’s volleyball coach, alongside Anthony Oghuma and Imoudu Francis, will spot talents in the volleyball event. Owhe John leads the scouting team for basketball, while Emmanuel Emefuna, the national team coach, will oversee the swimming events. Odey Anthony will be in charge of tennis, and Paul Omonoma, an international football scout, leads the football team.

Qualifiers emerged after Local Government Area and state trials in the nine states ahead of the trip to Uyo.

The festival is indeed primed to be a celebration of the region’s talent and cultural diversity.

Nigeria Football Federation executive board member, Aisha Falode, the media consultant for the Nigeria Delta Sports Festival, spoke of the region’s long-standing reputation as a powerhouse of Nigeria’s sports talents.

“The majority of Nigeria’s top athletes come from the Niger Delta. Perhaps, in the past, we didn’t fully acknowledge sports as a tool for integration and unity.

“The Niger Delta is one, and this is the perfect time for this competition,” she stated.

For the Niger Delta, this festival represents more than just winning medals—it serves as a platform for unity, dialogue, and progress, Falode noted.•Iwuala is Chairman, Media Sub-committee of the Niger Delta Sports Festival

Harry Iwuala Established by an act of Parliament in the year 2000, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been known more, for interventions in infrastructure development in the areas

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