President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday sacked the governing board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC and approved the appointment of Professor Nelson Braimbraifa as the Managing Director for the commission in an acting capacity.
A statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said also the President, following a Federal Executive Council, FEC, resolution, has vested the supervisory role of the commission in the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.
An Acting Executive Director (Finance and Administration) in the person of Chris Amadi, and Samuel Adjogbe, as Acting Executive Director (projects) were also announced.
The appointments take immediate effect.
The dissolved board was appointed in July 2016 with Victor Ndoma Egba a former Senate leader as chairman and Nsima U. Ekere, now the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as managing director/ chief executive officer.
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Other members of that board were Mene Derek (Executive Director Finance And Administration), Adjogbe Samuel (Executive Director Projects), Frank George (Akwa Ibom State Representative), Prof. Nelson Brambaifa (Bayelsa State Representative), Sylvester Nsa (Cross River State Rep.), Ogaga Ofowodo (Delta State Rep.), Uwuilekhue Saturday (Edo State Rep.), Harry Dabibi (Rivers State Rep.) and Bernard Banfa (North Central Rep.)
The rest were Mohammed Yahaya (North East Rep.), Mustapha Dankadi (North West Rep.), Abdul Kazeem Bayero (Ministry Of Environment Rep.) and Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, (Federal Ministry Of Finance Rep.).
