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Buhari approves new 16-man board for NDDC
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 16-man new board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and has sacked the interim management of the commission.
A former deputy governor of Edo State, Pius Odubu was appointed as the Chairman of the board. The appointments are, however, subject to confirmation by the senate.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office) in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun A. Adekunle.
It said, “The interim management headed by Prof. Nelson Brambaifa has been directed to hand over to the most senior director in the Commission.
“The chairman and members of the newly composed Governing Board are, by this release, invited to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Monday, September 2, 2019 for proper documentation and briefing.
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“They are to come along with their updated CVs and valid identification.”
The following were approved by the President as members of the new NDDC Board:
1. Chairman Dr. Pius Odubu Edo
2. Managing Director Bernard O. Okumagba Delta
3. Executive Director Projects Engr. Otobong Ndem Akwa Ibom
4. Executive Director Finance & Admin. Maxwell Okoh Bayelsa
5. Delta Rep Prophet Jones Erue Delta
6. Edo Rep Chief Victor Ekhatar Edo
7. Rivers Rep Dr. Joy Yimebe Nunieh Rivers
8. Abia Rep Nwogu Nwogu Abia
9. Bayelsa Rep Theodore A. Allison Bayelsa
10. Akwa Ibom Rep Victor Antai Akwa Ibom
11. Cross River Rep Maurice Effiwatt Cross River
12. Ondo Rep Olugbenga Elema Ondo
13. Imo Rep Hon. Uchegbu Chidiebere Kyrian Imo
14. Northwest Rep Aisha Murtala Muhammed Kano
15. Northeast Rep Ardo Zubairu Adamawa
16. Southwest Rep Engr. Badmus Mutalib Lagos
From Adamawa State, President Buhari appointed Ardo Zubairu to represent the North-East; while Badmus Mutalib was appointed from Lagos State to represent the South-West region on the NDDC board.
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