By Ovie Okpare
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reconstituted the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with former Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Mr. Chiedu Ebie as chairman.
Tinubu also appointed Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, a former aide to the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the the Commission.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale.
With the appointment Ebie, a loyal and political godson of former Governor James Ibori, succeeds Mrs. Lauretta Onochei, who was appointed as the chairman of the board during the twilight of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
Another staunch loyalist of Ibori on the list is a former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya, as Delta representative (commissioner) on the board.
President Tinubu, however, appointed Mr. Victor Antai from Akwa-Ibom as the Executive Director (Projects) of the commission.
Antai is a political ally of the Senate President and former governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
While a political associate of former Rivers State governor and now Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, Mr. Boma Iyaye was appointed as the Executive Director (Finance and Admin).
Read full statement below:
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), 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
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.
All of the above listed appointments take immediate effect.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
August 29, 2023
this is not reconciliation at all