Managing Director Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC Dr. Samuel Ogbuku says NDDC has huge plans for the development of youths in the region.
Dr. Ogbuku who made this known while presenting awards and laptops to participants in Science , Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM Competition at NDDC Headquarters, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt Rivers.
The Managing Director insisted that the commission placed values on the education and capacity development of young people in the oil rich region.
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Represented by Director Human Resources NDDC, Mr. Patrick Ekade, the MD encouraged the recipients to add more efforts to make Niger Delta region and Nigeria proud in their academic journey.
He said “We have so many of Niger Delta as scholars abroad through NDDC scholarship program so this is still part of the support that the commission is making, I want to encourage you to do more, work harder to make us proud as a commission to make your parents proud and also to make Nigeria proud”.
Speaking about the Programme, the Coordinator, Mr. Gabriel Misa explained the STEM was a problems solving competition that challenges young people to solve life problems through Block chain, IT, Engineering, coding, Robotics and animation.
According to Mr. Misa, the award recipients represented the region in a competition in Turkey and excelled. Two of the beneficiaries, Mirabel Thompson and Hakeen Amadina appreciated NDDC for the gesture.
While expressing joy over the gift, the recipients acknowledged that it would be a boost in their future endeavors.
Our Correspondent reports that twenty-six laptops were given to the winners in both junior and senior categories.
