The House of Representatives, on Thursday, screened and confirmed members of the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission nominated by President Bola Tinubu.
The President had on August 29 nominated Mr Chiedu Ebie for the position of NDDC Board Chairman alongside 16 others.
The nominees appeared before the House Ad Hoc Committee on the NDDC on Thursday.
The Chairman of the committee, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, after their confirmation implored the board members-designate to justify the confidence reposed in them by the President.
“Now, more than ever before, the NDDC needs visionary leaders with integrity to drive the discharge of the commission’s mandate, to translate to tangible impact on the lives of the people and communities in the Niger Delta,” he said.
The members-designate confirmed are Mr Chiedu Ebie, Chairman (Delta State); Dr Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (Bayelsa); Executive Director, Finance and Admin, Mr Boma Iyaye (Rivers); Executive Director of Projects, Mr Victor Antai (Akwa-Ibom); and Executive Director, Corporate Services, Otito Atikase (Ondo).
Others confirmed were Dimaro Denyanbofa (Bayelsa), Abasi Nkono (Akwa-Ibom); Monday Igbuya (Delta); Tony Okocha(Rivers); Patrick Aisowieren (Edo); Kyrian Uchegbu (Imo); Victor Akinjo (Ondo); Dimgba Eruba (Abia); Orok Duke (Cross River); Nick Wende (North Central); Namdas Abdulrazak (North-East); and Dr Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir (North-West).
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