The Senate has confirmed Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie, the president’s Special Assistant on New Media, as the substantive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board.
The Senate confirmed 12 others at plenary on Tuesday, with the exception of two who did not attend the screening last Friday at the National Assembly premises.
On Wednesday of last week, the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), urged the Senate to affirm the appointment of his Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie, as the substantive chairperson of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission.
Buhari had also named 14 others in the letter as Managing Director, Executive Directors, and members of the Board.
They included Samuel Ogbokwu, from Bayelsa State, as the Managing Director, who would serve for two years to complete the term of his predecessor in office.
Other members are Dimgba Erugba, representing Abia State, Dr. Emem Willcox Wills ( Akwa Ibom), Denyanbofa Dimaro (Bayelsa State), Hon. Orok Duke (Cross River) and Dr. Pius Odudu ( Edo State).
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Others included Engineer Anthony Ekenne (Imo State), Hon. Gbenga Edema (Ondo State), Elekwachi Dimkpa (Rivers State), Alhaji Mohammed Kabir Abubakar ( Nasarawa State, representing North-Cenral zone), Alhaji Sadiq Sami Sule – Ikoh ( Kebbi State, North-West) and Prof. Tahir Mamman SAN, (Adamawa State, North-East).
The President also nominated Major-General Charles Airhiavbere (retd) from Edo State as the (Executive Director, Finance) and Charles Ogunmola, from Ondo State, as the Executive Director, Projects.
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