President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reconstituted the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the commission’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku is to retain in his position, while Mr. Chiedu Ebie from Delta State is now the Chairman.
Ebie, 52, served as Secretary to the Delta State Government during the immediate past administration of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
The approved Board and Management team is made up of:
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 statement said that 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”.