The Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC) promised to facilitate infrastructural development in oil and gas sector within the state.
The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Austin Uroye disclosed this on Wednesday, during an interactive session with members of DESOPADEC led by the Chairman, Mr John Nani, and Managing Director, Chief Festus Ochonogor in Asaba.
He charged members of the board, to put in their best in order to put smiles on the faces of the people on whose interest the commission was established.
Uroye who represents (PDP-Warri South I) in the Assembly, said that the mandate of the commission, as an interventionist agency in the state with particular attention on Oil and Gas producing communities must be realized.
They however, raised the issue of abandonment of projects awarded by the commission and stressed the need to get them completed.
The lawmakers also called for transparency and accountability in line with relevant laws of the state.
Meanwhile. the Chairman of the board said that the commission had ensured that the basic assignment which will positively touch lives in oil bearing communities, were carried out despite the huge challenges.
Nani further, highlighted that the budget of the commission must pass through the scrutiny of the State Assembly, saying that the commission was only implementing the budget of the House.
Other members of the committee who spoke, including Mr Ferguson Onwo (PDP-Isoko South II), Mr Fred Martins (PDP-Warri North), and Mr Oloye Pereotu (PDP-Burutu II), acknowledged the need for effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders, in the awards and execution of projects by the commission.
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