President, General Muhammadu Buhari, rtd, has written to the Nigerian Senate over the recomposition of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
Buhari said the recomposition would be done immediately after the Interim Management Committee had completed its audit oversight.
The letter from Buhari was read on the floor of the Senate Tuesday at resumption by President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan.
Buhari noted that after the Audit work, he would present to the Senate the list for the board.
Last year, the Senate confirmed Buhari’s nominees for the board of NDDC.
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Dr Pius Odubu, a former Deputy Governor of Edo State, was confirmed by the Senate as Chairman of the NDDC Board, while Delta State nominee, Chief Bernard Okumagba, was confirmed as the NDDC Managing Director.
The confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs by its Chairman, Peter Nwaoboshi, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta North Also confirmed were Otobong Ndem who is now the Executive Director, Projects and Maxwell Oko as Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Vanguard had reported.
The Senate had also confirmed Prophet Jones Erue (Delta), Chief Victor Ekhator (Edo), Nwogu Nwogu (Abia), Theodore Allison (Bayelsa), Victor Antai (Akwa Ibom), Maurice Effiwatt (Cross River), Olugbenga Elema (Ondo), Hon. Uchegbu Chidiebere Kyrian (Imo), Aisha Murtala Muhammed (Kano), Ardo Zubairu (Adamawa) and Amb. Abdullahi Bage (Nasarawa).
Only a nominee from Rivers State, Dr Joy Yimebe Nunieh was not confirmed by the Senate as she did not appear for screening.
