According to The PUNCH, President
Muhammadu Buhari has promised to send to
the Senate, a fresh list of nominees for the
board of the Niger Delta Development
Commission.

Buhari said he put on hold the inauguration of
the new board of the NDDC to enable the
interim management committee of the agency
to conclude its current forensic auditing, The
PUNCH reports.

The President, in a letter to the red chamber
and read at plenary by the President of the
Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said his action would
ensure that the IMC was not distracted while
carrying out its assignment.

The letter read, "I write to intimate the senate
of the development concerning the
appointment of the board of NDDC.

"The Senate may wish to note that after the
dissolution of the board of NDDC, an interim
management team was set up to manage the
affairs of the commission before a new board
was composed and sent for Senate
confirmation.

"The Senate is invited to note that while the
process of composition and senate confirmation
of the appointment of the board was on-going,
I had directed that the forensic audit of the
commission be carried out, which is being
overseen by the constituted interim
management team.

"Based on this and in order to allow for an
uninterrupted process of forensic investigation,
the board appointment confirmed by the
Senate has to be put on hold.

"This is to allow the interim team to continue to
manage the commission pending the outcome
of the forensic audit.

"Thereafter, a new board of the commission will
be re-composed for the confirmation by the
Senate."

The nominees on the NDDC board confirmed by
the Senate in November last year and put on
hold are Dr. Pius Odubu, Chairman; Bernard
Okumagba (Delta), Managing Director; Otobong
Ndem (Akwa Ibom), Executive Director of
Projects; Maxwell Oko (Bayelsa), Executive
Director of Finance and Administration; Jones
Erue (Delta); Victor Ekhator (Edo); Nwogu N
Nwogu (Abia) and Theodore Allison (Bayelsa).
Others are Victor Antai (Akwa Ibom), Maurice
Effiwat (Cross River), Olugbenga Edema (Ondo),
Uchegbu Kyrian (Imo), Aisha Muhammed (North
West); Shuaibu Zubairu (North East) and
Abdullahu Bage (North Central).

Meanwhile, Buhari in separate letters to the
Senate on Wednesday asked the senators to
approve for confirmation, the appointment of
Captain Musa Nuhu, as the Director-General for
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

He also sought the Senate nod for the
appointments of Professor Adeolu Akande, and
Uche Onwude, as Chairman and member of
the Nigerian Communications Commission,
respectfully.

https://m.punchng.com/breaking-buhari-suspends-inauguration-of-nddc-board-confirmed-by-senate

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