June 5, 2000: Obasanjo Announces the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) On June 5, 2000, the Obasanjo administration announced the establishment of the Niger Delta Development Commission to address human and ecological crises in Southern Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The new federal agency was created under the NDDC Act of 2000, which President Obasanjo signed into law on July 12, 2000. The Commission is headquartered in Port Harcourt, Rivers St…
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