Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has said that the Commission’s recent achievements should be ascribed to God’s benevolence.
A statement by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, NDDC’s Director of Corporate Affairs hinted that Ogbuku made the declaration during the Annual Thanksgiving Service, organised by the NDDC Christian Fellowship in Port Harcourt.
Ogbuku urged the entire NDDC staff to imbibe the culture of thanksgiving to attract more blessings from God.
According to him, God has been faithful and merciful to the Commission and thus deserved to be praised to pave the way for a more prosperous new year.
He said: “We must glorify the Lord for making us who we are. I am elated that we have sustained the annual thanksgiving service because we have many things for which we need to be thankful to God.
“The Lord has been so good to us this year. We have every reason to thank God. This year, we carried out activities and events that were the first of their kind.
“I am amazed at what God has done for us. God’s hand is in everything we do. This year, we hosted the first-ever Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit.
“I want to thank all NDDC staff for their physical and spiritual support. We wouldn’t have achieved all these without their prayers.”
Ogbuku assured that next year’s thanksgiving service would be held in the Commission’s chapel, not in an open tent.
“Last year, I promised that our next Thanksgiving would be held in a proper edifice for the worship of God.
The place will be specially designated and dedicated to Christian worship. This edifice is going to be for the good of the people of the Niger Delta.”
In his exhortation, the Provincial Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Port Harcourt, Mr. Remi Odebode, enjoined the NDDC staff to be thankful to God in every situation.
The cleric commended the members of the Commission’s Christian fellowship for their steadfastness in praising God.
He also appreciated God’s blessing on the NDDC, declaring that “If you want miracles, learn to honour and thank God. When you learn to praise God, he raises you and fights your battle.”
In his own remarks, the NDDC Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, stated that by honouring God, the Commission was attracting more blessings.
The EDFA acknowledged that the Almighty God has been faithful to the NDDC, therefore deserves to be adored.
Earlier in his opening remarks, the Director of Administration and Human Resources, Mr. Patrick Ekade, thanked God for the successes the NDDC had recorded over the years.
On his part, the NDDC fellowship Pastor, Mr. Udoma Sabbath, observed that God had answered the prayers of the staff by bringing a Board and a Chief Executive Officer “that is humane and eager to make a difference in the Niger Delta region.”
