Since 2019 when the current board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, was inaugurated, it has painstakingly upheld and pursued the clear executive directive of the State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, which has helped the Commission to make meaningful impact on the oil producing areas of the state.
As an interventionist agency of government, DESOPADEC’s core mandates have been undertaken with every sense of dynamism and total commitment to touching lives and providing infrastructure in oil producing communities within the limits of available resources.
The various interventions, which are evenly spread across the ethnic nationalities of Itsekiri, Ijaw, Urhobo and Isoko, Ndokwa and Ika, in the areas of social and community development, housing, power, transportation, and human capital development, have been delivered with strict adherence to quality assurance, prudence and direct impact on the beneficiaries, with the Commission undoubtedly surpassing the assessment parameters on the dashboard.
This synoptic appraisal of key sectors evidences the glorious testimonial of a Commission that has truly made a difference in the oil-bearing communities of Delta state and the people are delighted with the resoundingly positive impact of the Commission.
The social and community development sector is one of the most strategic where the Commission has remarkably touched the lives of both its internal and external publics through massive projects.
The construction of sociocultural monuments by the current board of the Commission is consonant with its corporate policy and strictly guided by needs assessment of the respective benefitting communities.
Today, the Commission has practically intervened in delivering well designed, fully furnished, breathtaking, state-of-the-art and aesthetically appealing civic centres that meet cultural exigencies and stoke intrinsic pride in various communities across its mandate areas.
Some of the interventions, ranging from outright construction to renovation, include the unifying cultural edifice popularly known as “Opute Hall” at Ozoro in Isoko North LGA; the sprawling Bashorun Askia Civic Centre at Uzere, Isoko South LGA; Obodo Town Hall, Warri South LGA; National Town Hall, Ogume, Ndokwa West LGA; Sokebolou Civic Centre, Burutu LGA; the newly constructed and fully furnished Ultra Modern Osubi Civic Centre in Okpe LGA; the Ultra Modern Market with lock-up shops and expansive parking lot at Uzere, Isoko South L.G.A, among others.
The projects attest to the ever proactive and responsive approach of the current board to fostering business, interaction and bonding among the people.
In the housing sector, at the pinnacle of the current DESOPADEC board’s interventions is the bold initiative of addressing, for once, the challenge of office accommodation that has confronted majority of the Commission’s staff since its establishment in 2007.
This led to the actualization of the Ultra Modern SEN. OKOWA TOWER; a five-floor, all-purpose office facility and legacy project, which is part of the broader corporate head office development programme that has seen the upgrade of the facilities, including the supply of a 750kva generator to power the complex, interlocking of the posterior section of Complex “B” within the premises and many other upgrade initiatives.
The tenacity of purpose and commitment of the board to leaving a lasting legacy in a most pressing area is one that will not only motivate the staff but certainly endear them to the Commission for a long time.
Roads are undoubtedly major channels of transportation of goods and passengers, which play a significant role in the socioeconomic life of communities.
Driven by this understanding and a pragmatic passion to significantly increase the tempo of development in its mandate areas, the present board of DESOPADEC has intervened in the construction of various roads, jetties, bridges, concrete walkways, drainage channels and rehabilitation of some roads across various communities.
This is with a view to developing critical infrastructure in the rural areas to enhance business and commercial activities, especially the movement of farm produce to processing centres and markets in upland and coastal towns and cities.
Some of the communities, by no means exhaustive, that have benefited from this sector development include Obotebe I, Oghara, Jesse, Sapele, Warri Metropolis, Uzere, Oleh, Olomoro, Emede, Emevor, Ozoro, Ugbege, Ogheye, Oboghoro, Utonlila, Ofagbe, Ibrede, Abavo-Obi Anyinma, among others too numerous to mention.
The joy and pride of the benefiting communities give credence to the proactive engagement of the Commission.
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