The House of Representatives has screened and confirmed the presidential designates to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the designates, led by Chiedu Ebie as Chairman and Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as Managing Director/CEO, appeared before the House ad-hoc committee mandated to conduct the screening on Thursday.
In her remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, charged the designates to justify the confidence reposed in them by President Bola Tinubu.
“Now, more than ever before, the NDDC needs visionary leaders with integrity to drive the discharge of the commission’s mandate, to translate to tangible impact on the lives of the people and communities in the Niger Delta,” she said.
The screening exercise featured presentations by Ebie and Ogbuku, who shared details of their respective career trajectories and vision for the commission.
Subsequently, the Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Ali Isa, moved the motion for the designates to take a bow in deference to the fact that the Senate had similarly screened and confirmed them, and also in consideration of the fact that some of the designates are former parliamentarians.
The motion was seconded by Deputy Leader of the House, Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, and unanimously carried by the committee.
Consequent on the ad-hoc committee’s resolve to confirm all the designates, the National Assembly is expected to immediately transmit its resolution to the Presidency, having effectively fulfilled Section 2 (2) (a) of the NDDC Act, which prescribes that the nominees must be screened and confirmed by the Senate in consultation with the House of Representatives.
The designates confirmed include:
Boma Iyaye, ED, Finance & Admin (Rivers)
Victor Antai, ED, Projects (Akwa Ibom)
Ifedayo Abegunde, ED, Corporate Services (Ondo)
Senator Dimaro Denyanbofa (Bayelsa)
Abasi Ndikan Nkono (Akwa Ibom)
Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya (Delta)
Chief Tony Okocha (Rivers)
Hon. Patrick Aisowieren (Edo)
Kyrian Uchegbu (Imo)
Otitio Atikase (Ondo)
Chief Dimgba Eruba (Abia)
Rt. Hon Orok Otu Duke (Cross River)
Hon. Nick Wende (North Central)
Hon. Namdas Abdulrazak (North East)
Senator Dr. Ibrahim Gobir (North West)
The House leader, Hon. Prof. Julius Inhovbere, charged the designates to be just and fair to all the communities in the Niger Delta, and to be guided by the fear of God and respect for the constitution in the discharge of their duties.
“Nigerians expect to be proud of your achievements. You all owe the duty to Nigerians to perform.” Justice for all is justice for one, and justice for one is justice for all.”, he said.
