President Bola Tinubu has reconstituted the Board and Management team for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with the appointment of a new 17-man management.
The new appointees whose appointments are with immediate effect, according to a release issued by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, include Mr. Chiedu Ebie from Delta state as Chairman and Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as Managing Director / CEO (Bayelsa).
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Others include 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 – Representative – Bayelsa; Mr. Abasi Ndikan Nkono – Representative – Akwa Ibom; Hon. Monday Igbuya – Representative – Delta; Chief Tony Okocha – Representative – Rivers and Hon Patrick Aisowieren – Representative – Edo.
Others are Mr. Kyrian Uchegbu – Representative – Imo; Victor Kolade Akinjo – Representative – Ondo; Chief Dimgba Eruba – Representative – Abia; Mr. Asu Oku Okang – Representative – Cross River; Hon. Nick Wende – Zonal Representative – North Central; Hon. Namdas Abdulrazak – Zonal Representative – North East and Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir – Zonal Representative – North West
The President, the release stated, expected 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.
Tinubu has directed the new board to ensure successful administration in the commission/
Antai was the state Commissioner for Ministry Of Culture and Tourism and Deputy Governorship candidate for All Progressives Congress during the last February election while Nkono was APC House of Assembly aspirant for Eket State Constituency.