The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has pledged to support the Nigerian Correctional Service in strengthening skills acquisition and vocational training programmes for inmates in custodial centres across the Niger Delta region.
The Managing Director of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, gave the assurance when the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche, paid a courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.
Ogbuku noted that the partnership between both institutions dates back several years and aligns with the Commission’s mandate to promote development and reduce criminality in the region. He revealed that the NDDC would explore new ways to integrate inmates into its youth development and skills empowerment initiatives.
“We have had a partnership with the Correctional Service over the years in some of our interventionist programmes. We have involved the Nigerian Correctional Service in the Operation Light Up the Niger Delta to ensure the area is well illuminated, as darkness promotes criminality,” he stated.
In his remarks, the Comptroller-General, Mr. Nwakuche, commended the NDDC leadership for the progress achieved in the region since the current management assumed office, expressing optimism that enhanced collaboration would further contribute to rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates.
