Niger Delta Basin Development Authority

The Niger Delta Basin Development Authority was established by decree No. 37 0f 3rd August 1996, by the Federal Government of Nigeria. It came into existence when the Federal Military Government promulgated Decree No 25 of 15th June 1976 that sought to establish the River Basin Development Authorities. These newly created bodies were saddled with the responsibility of the development of Irrigation Schemes for crops and livestock production. Thus, this amendment decree modified the boundaries of this Authority to extend to 18 LGAs of Delta State. Furthermore, the enactment of this decree created eleven River Basin Authorities and subsequently created an additional in 1994. The upper and Lower Niger Basin Authority brings the number of River Basins to Twelve. OPERATIONAL AREAS Niger Delta Basin Development Authority operates within Rivers State, with its headquarters in Port Harcourt, situated at No. 21 Azikiwe Road. It extends to Bayelsa and eight LGA in Delta State. It has Area Offices located at Isiokolo Delta State, Yenegoa Bayelsa State. Below is the enumerated LGAs in which the Authority operates; Bomadi, Burutu, Ethiope East, Ethiope West, Isioko North, Isioko West, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Okpe, Patani, Sapele, Udu, Ughelli North, Ughelli South, Uvwie, Warri Central, Warri North, Warri South.