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Nigeria: Dtha Wants DESOPADEC Decentralised
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Vanguard (Lagos)
9 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
Austin Ogwuda
Lagos
DELTA State House of Assembly Adhoc Committee probing the activities of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Commission (DESOPADEC) has submitted its report recommending the decentralisation of the Commission's operations by setting up area offices for the purpose of bringing the Commission closer to the grassroots.
Sponsor of the Bill that saw to the birth of the Commission, Mr. Misan Ukubeyinje then representing Warri North in the state House of Assembly had recently expressed dismay over what he described as misplaced priority of the commission.
Ukubeyinje while speaking with our reporter in Asaba said that "while I support DESOPADEC as a nascent interventionist commission initiated by me, I worry for the commission on its voyage of unnecessary unpopulist projects.
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"What is the business of DESOPADEC in the provision of police traffic stands in all over Warri metropolis when we have funds allocated to the police plus security votes of the governor, and local governments.
What is the business of the Commission with clearingof refuse in markets in urban cities when allocationis made to local government councils and the StateWaste Management Board.
"For goodness sake, he went on, "they should focus on the oil producing communities and must avoid wastages and should know they are accountable to the people",he added.
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