Buhari’s Lady Put Away As Tinubu Appoints New NDDC Board

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

GWG.ng reports that while the old board appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari which had his Mrs Lauretta Onochie as chairman was swept away with the notable exception of the former managing director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku who retains his position in the new board.

The new chairman of the board is Mr Chiedu Ebie from Agbor, Ika South LGA of Delta State, the same senatorial district as Mrs. Onochie.

A statement by presidential media aide, Chief Ajuri Ngelale listed the full component of the reconstituted board as follows:

an appointment which partly inclusive of the following Board and Management team members:

Mr. Chiedu Ebie – Chairman – Delta

Dr. Samuel Ogbuku – Managing Director / CEO – Bayelsa

Mr. Boma Iyaye – Executive Director (Finance and Admin) – Rivers

Mr. Victor Antai – Executive Director (Projects) – Akwa-Ibom

Ifedayo Abegunde – Executive Director (Corporate Services) – Ondo

Sen. Dimaro Denyanbofa – State Representative – Bayelsa

Mr. Abasi Ndikan Nkono – State Representative – Akwa Ibom

Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya – State Representative – Delta

Chief Tony Okocha – State Representative – Rivers

Hon Patrick Aisowieren – State Representative – Edo

Mr. Kyrian Uchegbu – State Representative – Imo

Victor Kolade Akinjo – State Representative – Ondo

Chief Dimgba Eruba – State Representative – Abia

Mr. Asu Oku Okang – State Representative – Cross River

Hon. Nick Wende – Zonal Representative – North Central

Hon. Namdas Abdulrazak – Zonal Representative – North East

Sen. Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir – Zonal Representative – North West

According to the statement, “the President expects that the new Board and Management team will ensure a new era of successful administration in the NDDC, in line with his Renewed Hope agenda.”

However, in a tone that is bound to raise controversy, the statement said that President Tinubu expected the NDDC board to immediately commence work as he noted that the “above-listed appointments take immediate effect.”

GWG.ng reports that the act establishing the NDDC requires the appointments to be subject to confirmation by the Senate in consultation with the House of Representatives.

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