The House of Representatives has confirmed presidential designates to the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
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The designates, who appeared before the committee mandated to conduct the screening, yesterday, were asked to bow and go.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu had written to the House of Representatives to ratify the NDDC’s chairman and its governing board, acting in compliance with Section 2(2) of the NDDC Establishment Act.

The nominees, as contained in the letter from the President, are as follows:
Chiedu Ebie, Chairman (Delta); Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Bayelsa); Boma Iyaye, Executive Director (ED), Finance & Admin (Rivers); Victor Antai, ED, Projects (Akwa Ibom); Ifedayo Abegunde, ED, Corporate Services (Ondo); Senator Dimaro Denyanbofa (Bayelsa); Abasi Ndikan Nkono (Akwa Ibom); Monday Igbuya (Delta); Tony Okocha State (Rivers); and Patrick Aisowieren (Edo).

Others are Kyrian Uchegbu State (Imo); Otitio Atikase (Ondo); Dimgba Eruba (Abia); Hon Orok Otu Duke (Cross River); Nick Wende (North Central); Namdas Abdulrazak (North East); and Dr. Ibrahim Gobir (North West).

Speaking, Chairman of the Committee, Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake, said that the board members were enjoying the privilege always extended to former members of the National Assembly appointed into executive positions.
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