Niger Delta Development Forum 2016

The just concluded 2016 edition of the Niger Delta Development Forum which took place at the New Concorde Hotel in Owerri Imo State on the 19th and 20th of October was a roll call of who is who in the development sector in the Niger Delta.

The Forum sponsored by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDPI), the Imo State Government and DFID funded Market Development for the Niger Delta (MADE), played host to Niger Deltans from all works of life.  The hugely successful event was tagged ‘Towards Self-Sustaining Development in the Niger Delta: Narrating and Showcasing a Re-Imagined Niger Delta’. Other Partners that contributed to this success include USAID Nigeria, SACE, BRACED Commission, DEMAND Alliance and NSRP.

More photos below...

                          Team Lead for SACE Nigeria, Charles Abani during a syndicate session

                                                   Cross section of participants

                                                             Cross section of VIPs

Dr Ogaga Iwodo giving a goodwill message on behalf of the incoming Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission

Dr. Tee Mac Omashola Iseli entertaining participants

Executive Director of PIND, Sam Daibo with the Executive Director of NDPI, Heather Kulp

Team Lead for SACE Nigeria, Charles Abani with Team Lead for DAI-MADE Tunde Oderinde, during a syndicate session

PIND Programme Manager Dr. Dara Akala;  Field Projects Manager at PIND, Sylvester Okoh; Team Lead DAI MADE, Tunde Oderinde  and  Erin Holleran - USAID Nigeria

                                         NDPI’s Executive Director, Heather Kulp

Nollywood Actress, Hilda Dokubo while giving her goodwill message 

L-R: Executive Director of PIND, Sam Daibo; Nollywood Actresses, Hilda Dokubo and Monalisa Chinda, and the Programme Director of PIND Dr. Dara Akala

Nollywood Actress, Monalisa Chinda Coker giving her goodwill message.