Senate, yesterday, confirmed the appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi Onochie, as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Twelve other nominees were also confirmed as board members.

In a remark, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, expressed optimism that the new executives would be committed to the objective of the commission.

He asked all the confirmed to note that NDDC is an interventionist organ of the Federal Government and as such, it should realise its original terms of reference.

He said: “At last, the commission has got a proper management and board, and I believe that time is of essence here. The chairman and members should hit the ground running, as so much time has been lost.”

“I believe that from now, until when their tenure will elapse, they have a lot of work to do because NNDC, as we all know, is an interventionist institution created by government in 2000. And, of course, it was a sacrifice of the members of the National Assembly, especially those who are not from the Niger Delta, to ensure that there is peace, unity and fairness in the region.”