•Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
The upper chamber of the legislative in Nigeria,Senate has confirmed the appointment of Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie, as the substantive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board.
Onoche is a Special Assistant on New Media to President Muhammad Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday, last week, asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Onochie as the substantive chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission.
The Senate on Tuesday at the plenary also confirmed 12 others except two who didn’t attend the screening conducted last Friday at the National Assembly complex.
According to the list sent to the Senate,other members of the board include; Samuel Ogbokwu, from Bayelsa State, as the Managing Director, who would serve for two years to complete the term of his predecessor in office.
Others 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).
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) were also in the list.
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.