Tinubu Sacks Lauretta Onochie, Members Of NDDC Board, Makes Fresh Appointments

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Mr Chiedu Ebie as chairman of the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

VerseNews reports that the president in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, expects 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 made the appointments after he disbanded the board and management led by Lauretta Onochie.

The appointees are as below:

• 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.