PMB appoints Lauretta Onochie NDDC Board Chairman

PMB appoints Lauretta Onochie NDDC Board Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on Wednesday appointed his aide on social media, Lauretta Onochie, as the substantive chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Buhari’s letter which was read at plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, also named 15 others as members of the Board.

The president had sacked the former Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Effiong Okon Akwa, in October 2022 and a new management team and governing board were set up immediately.

The 15 nominees as board members of the commission are Samuel Ibukun as managing director, Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere, director of finance; Charles Ogunmola, director of projects; Dimgba Erugba (Abia), Ene Wilcox (Akwa Ibom), Pius Odudu (Edo), Gbenga Odegba (Ondo), Anthony Ekene (Imo) and Onyekachi Dimgba (Rivers).

Others are Mohammed Kabiru Abubakar (Nasarawa), Tallen Mamma (Adamawa) and Sodique Sani.