President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 16-man new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with Dr. Pius Odubu from Edo State as the Chairman, Igbere TV reports.

Igbere TV reports that Dr. Odubu was the Deputy Governor to former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, now National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, said the appointment was subject to the confirmation of the Senate.

“President Muhammadu Buhari has, subject to Senate confirmation, approved the composition of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission.

“The interim management headed by Prof. Nelson Brambaifa has been directed to hand over to the most senior director in the Commission.

“The chairman and members of the newly composed Governing Board are, by this release, invited to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Monday, September 2, 2019 for proper documentation and briefing.

“They are to come along with their updated CVs and valid identification”, the statement partly read.

Among the board members are Bernard Okumagba from Delta State, who will serve as Managing Director; and Otobong Ndem from Akwa Ibom, who was appointed as the Executive Director, Projects.

Others are Maxwell Okoh from Bayelsa State;, Jones Erue from Delta State; Victor Ekhatar from Edo State; Joy Nunieh from Rivers State; Nwogu Nwogu from Abia State; Theodore Allison from Bayelsa State.

Also on the list are Victor Antai from Akwa Ibom State; Maurice Effiwatt from Cross River State; Olugbenga Elema from Ondo State; Uchegbu Kyrian from Imo State; and Aisha Muhammed from Kano State representing North-West area on the board.

From Adamawa State, President Buhari appointed Ardo Zubairu to represent the North-East; while Badmus Mutalib was appointed from Lagos State to represent the South-West region on the NDDC board, reports Igbere TV.

http://igberetvnews.com/941036/oshiomholes-deputy-emerges-as-chairman-as-buhari-constitutes-nddc-board/

Preparing him to take over from Obaseki.

Pleease!!! What the FCU.K are the North , North East and Ada-fcu.king-mawa doing on NDDC board?


I mean....[/b]NIGER DELTA[b] DEVELOPMENT COMMISION!

Oya, children of hate, anger and frustration, he comes another opportunity to show your ancestors the full length of your tongues.

Bunch of societal misguided illiterates and touts.

Paddy paddy government

Buhari is paying off all the people that put him in power with our collective wealth. Chai!!

Welcome to Nigeria...


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blackboy:
Preparing him to take over from Obaseki.

lol ..obaseki can never be usurped

Pius and oshiomole had issues during his tenure tho

topcatking:
Pleease!!! What the FCU.K are the North , North East and Ada-fcu.king-mawa doing on NDDC board?


I mean....[/b]NIGER DELTA[b] DEVELOPMENT COMMISION!

Helping you guys to monitor things

No be the flying man be thisAbeg who get that meme again.

That guy na figure head o.
I don't really know if it is because of osho GRA GRA make us no notice this guy at all during their time

topcatking:
Pleease!!! What the FCU.K are the North , North East and Ada-fcu.king-mawa doing on NDDC board?


I mean....[/b]NIGER DELTA[b] DEVELOPMENT COMMISION!

I’m surprised too. Is it Nigerian District Development Commission? The north is the problem of Nigeria. Very greedy people. Always dipping their hands into every cookie jar meant for niger delta. Parasitic region. They killed agriculture and are feasting on oil, that’s why Nigeria still exists.

same old wine in new cup

Fooock dem like never b4 so dat tomorrow de shall come out and vote

A square peg in a square hole kudos to PMB.

Buhari will never disappoint. Included Northerners to frustrate any plan for Niger delta development.

Serves the so called Niger delta right. I think they love fulani. Let them continue waiting for declaration of abandoned property again.

Ndi Ushu

topcatking:
Pleease!!! What the FCU.K are the North , North East and Ada-fcu.king-mawa doing on NDDC board?


I mean....[/b]NIGER DELTA[b] DEVELOPMENT COMMISION!

According to Fela, it is called "government magic". But this particular one is d greatest magic trick of d century

Padi padi government! Chaii

Odubu was somehow inactive during his tenure as d.governor to Oshiomole, ...it's still a recirculation of same old people, there's nothing special in Buhari's govt

Wao congratulations to him, this is a very great appointment.

topcatking:
Pleease!!! What the FCU.K are the North , North East and Ada-fcu.king-mawa doing on NDDC board?


I mean....[/b]NIGER DELTA[b] DEVELOPMENT COMMISION!

The law that established NDDC says every region must have a representative. However, it's only the oil producing states Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa,Abia, Delta, Rivers state, Cross River, Edo, Imo and Ondo that can produce the NDDC chairman

Afamed:

The law that established NDDC says every region must have a representative. However, it's only the oil producing states Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers that can produce the NDDC chairman

Doubt there'll be such law if it was a development commission board for the North

topcatking:
Pleease!!! What the FCU.K are the North , North East and Ada-fcu.king-mawa doing on NDDC board?


I mean....[/b]NIGER DELTA[b] DEVELOPMENT COMMISION!

If you must comment do it intelligently. The laws governing the board of NDDC( written by PDP if I may add); mandates a representative from each non-oil producing zone.

http://www.commonlii.org/ng/legis/num_act/ndcea504/

engrolawei:

I’m surprised too. Is it Nigerian District Development Commission? The north is the problem of Nigeria. Very greedy people. Always dipping their hands into every cookie jar meant for niger delta. Parasitic region. They killed agriculture and are feasting on oil, that’s why Nigeria still exists.

Empty Barrel Noise Maker,what have you contributed to the region?

let the southern members gang up against the northern members of the board.

that's what they do to southerners all the time.