The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated a 300KV transformer and ancillary electrification facilities to the Nigerian Army 16 Brigade in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State.

It was reported that the transformer was designed to address emergency electricity needs.

The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, represented by the Executive Director, Projects, Dr Victor Antai, stated that the donation followed a request to assist in strengthening security infrastructure in the region, which prompted the NDDC to undertake the project given its significance.

He explained: “NDDC being an interventionist agency received a request from the 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army established here in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State to assist in strengthening the security of infrastructure of oil producing areas in the Niger Delta region and under the leadership of the Managing Director, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, we decided that critical electrical interventions should be provided to the 16 Army Brigade.”

The Executive Director, in a statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama, stated that other interventions made to the 16 Brigade included the installation and stringing of 156 High Tension Prestressed concrete poles, the installation and stringing of 90 Low Tension Prestressed concrete poles, with poles mounted, and the completion of 500 Watts street lights.

He added that the commission’s contributions to the 16 brigade would improve general efficiency and the fight against insecurity in the region.

On his part, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oloyede, eulogised the NDDC for consistently supporting the Nigerian army.

He noted, “As you can see, the Niger Delta Development Commission executed most of the projects being commissioned. I want to applaud the NDDC for what it has been doing for the Nigerian Army and the region.”