The 17-member substantive board and management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been inaugurated.
The inauguration of the board and management team with Mr Chiedu Ebie as the Chairman (Delta) and Dr Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director/CEO (Bayelsa) took place today, Thursday at the conference room of the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, in Abuja.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, approved the appointment of the new Board and Management team of the oil Commission while the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, confirmed the President’s appointment.
Others inaugurated were Mr. Boma Iyaye – Executive Director (Finance and Admin) – Rivers, Mr. Victor Antai – Executive Director (Projects) – Akwa-Ibom, Ifedayo Abegunde – Executive Director (Corporate Services) – Ondo, Senator 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 and Hon Patrick Aisowieren – State Representative – Edo
Also subscribing to the relevant oath office were 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 and Senator (Dr) Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir – Zonal Representative – North West.