Senate yesterday brushed aside protests from two members to
confirm the appointment of a new board for the Niger Delta Development
Commission (NDDC), led by Senator Bassey-Ewa-Henshaw (Cross River) as chairman.
Also on the board of the NDDC are Bassey Dan-Abia, Managing
Director (Akwa Ibom); Itotenaan Henry Ogiri, Executive Director, Finance and
Admin (Rivers); Tuoyo Omatsulu, Executive Director, Projects (Delta); Ball
Turofade Oyarede state representative (Bayelsa) and Chief Ephraim Sobere Etete,
state representative (Rivers).
Others are Etim Inyang Jnr. (Akwa Ibom), Adah Paul
Andeshi (Cross River), Sir Tom Amioku (Delta), Samuel Okezie Nwogu
(Abia), Uchegbu Chidiebere Kyrian (Imo), Major General Suleiman B. Said,
Niger State, representing North-Central and Alhaji Abdulmalik Mahmud (Bauchi)
representing North-East.
The confirmation came amid serious objections to the
nomination of Itotenaan Henry Ogiri for the position of the Executive
Director, Finance and Administration as well as Ephraim Sobere Etete, as
representative of Rivers State in the commission from Senators Magnus Abe and
Wilson Ake.
The two senators contended that the slot, being that of Rivers
State by right, the state should have been consulted on the nominations.
Senator Abe formally wrote to register his objection but the chairman of the
committee said he did not receive the correspondence.
Shortly after the chairman of the Committee on Niger Delta,
Senator James Manager concluded his presentation and asked the Senate to
confirm the nominees, Senator Ake quickly rose to protest the nomination.
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