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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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