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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), inclusive of the following Board and Management team members:


1. Mr. Chiedu Ebie - Chairman - Delta

2. Dr. Samuel Ogbuku - Managing Director / CEO - Bayelsa

3. Mr. Boma Iyaye - Executive Director (Finance and Admin) - Rivers

4. Mr. Victor Antai - Executive Director (Projects) - Akwa-Ibom

5. Ifedayo Abegunde - Executive Director (Corporate Services) - Ondo

6. Sen. Dimaro Denyanbofa - State Representative - Bayelsa

7. Mr. Abasi Ndikan Nkono - State Representative - Akwa Ibom

8. Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya - State Representative - Delta Chief

9. Tony Okocha - State Representative - Rivers

10. Hon Patrick Aisowieren - State Representative - Edo

11. Mr. Kyrian Uchegbu - State Representative - Imo

12. Victor Kolade Akinjo - State Representative - Ondo

13. Chief Dimgba Eruba - State Representative - Abia

14. Mr. Asu Oku Okang - State Representative - Cross River

15. Hon. Nick Wende - Zonal Representative - North Central

16. Hon. Namdas Abdulrazak - Zonal Representative - North East

17. Sen. Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir - Zonal Representative - North West

The President 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.

All of the above listed appointments take immediate effect.