JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints Ibori’s Protége As NDDC Board Chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

BIGPEN NIGERIA https://bigpenngr.com, reports that among the list are two protege of former governor of Delta state, Chief James Ibori.

The new board chairman, Chiedu Ebie, an in-law of Ibori was a former Secretary to the Delta State Government while Monday Igbuya, a former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly is core loyalist of Ibori.

The appointment was contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President, (Media & Publicity) Chief Ajuri Ngelale.

The President, according to Ngelale expects that the new Board and Management team will ensure a new era of successful administration in the NDDC, in line with his Renewed Hope agenda.

The statement said all of the underlisted appointments take immediate effect.

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The Board and Management team members are listed 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

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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

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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

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