The Senate on Wednesday, October 4 confirmed the nomination of 17 persons for appointment as Chairman and Members of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The confirmed nominees include:
- Chiedu Ebie (Delta) – Chairman
- Samuel Ogbuku (Bayelsa) – Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
- Boma Iyaye (Rivers) – Executive Director, Finance and Administration
- Victor Antai (Akwa Ibom) – Executive Director, Project
- Ifedayo Abegunde (Ondo) – Executive Director, Corporate Services
- Dimaro Denyanbofa (Bayelsa) – State Representative
- Abasi Ndikan Nkono (Akwa Ibom) – State Representative
- Monday Igbuya (Delta) – State Representative
- Tony Okocha (Rivers) – State Representative
- Patrick Aisowieren (Edo) – State Representative
- Kyrian C. Uchegbu (Imo) – State Representative
- Otito Thompsom Atikase (Ondo) – State Representative
- Dimgba Eruba (Abia) – State Representative
- Orok Out Duke (Cross River) – State Representative
- Nick Wende (North Central) – State Representative
- Namdas Abdulrazak (North East). – State Representative
- Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir (North West) – State Representative
It will be recalled that in December 2022, the Senate confirmed Lauretta Onochie, former Special Adviser to former President Buhari as Chairman and several others as Members of the NDDC Board. The Senate also confirmed three other nominees as members of the Board in May 2023. However, following the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as President of Nigeria, he ordered the dissolution of the boards of over 100 government establishments, including the NDDC in June 2023. Four months later, the President has constituted a new Board for the Commission.