President Bola Tinubu has made alterations to the recently reconstituted Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). These changes involve the replacement of the Ondo and Cross River representatives on the Board, as disclosed in a statement released on Friday evening by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Additionally, President Tinubu has decided that Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the current Managing Director of the Commission, will continue to serve in an acting capacity until the Senate confirms his reappointment.
The statement elaborated on these changes, stating, “President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate replacement of the NDDC’s Ondo State Representative nominee, Mr. Victor Akinjo, with a new Ondo State Representative nominee, Hon. Otito Atikase. The President has equally approved the immediate replacement of the NDDC’s Cross River State Representative nominee, Mr. Asi Oku Okang, with a new Cross River State Representative, Rt. Hon. Orok Otuk Duke. Furthermore, the immediate past Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, is reappointed to a second term and will remain in an acting capacity, pending the Senate’s confirmation of his reappointment.”
