Just In: Senate confirms nomination of Ex-Edo Deputy gov as NDDC Chairman, 14 others as board member, rejects one

The Nigeria Senate today confirmed the Nomination of Dr. Pius Odubu as Chairman of the board of NDDC, with other 14 members.

This is coming after Senator Peter Nwaoboshi layed and presented the report from the screening in the senate, and that the 14 are due for confirmation.

Senator Clifford Ordia seconded, that the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Committee on Niger Delta on the confirmation of appointment of the above nominees as Chairman and Members of the Board of NDDC in accordance to Section 2 (2) (a) of the NDDC Act, 2000.

The nominees are Dr Odubu (Edo), Okumagba (Delta), Executive Director (Projects) Otobong Ndem (Akwa Ibom), Executive Director (Finance and Administration) Maxwell Okoh (Bayelsa), Prophet Jones Erue (Delta State representative), Chief Victor Ekhatar (Edo), and Nwogu Nwogu (Abia).

Others are Theodore A. Allison (Bayelsa), Victor Antai (Akwa Ibom), Maurice Effiwatt (Cross River), Olugbenga Elema (Ondo), Uchegbu Kyrian (Imo), Aisha Murtala Muhammed (Kano, Northwest Representative), Ardo Zubairu (Adamawa, Northeast Representative) and Badmus Mutalib (Lagos, Southwest Representative).

However the nominee from Rivers Dr. Joy Yimebe Nunieh was unanimously rejected for confirmation from the Senate.