SENATE CONFIRMS ONOCHIE AS NDDC BOARD CHAIRMAN AND 9 OTHERS


By Our Reporters

 Nigeria's senate, confirmed the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new Media, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie from Delta State,yesterday, as the Chairman, board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

The red chambers confirmed the appointments of 13 out of the 15 nominees for the board sent by President Muhammadu Buhari, just as it demanded for the forensic report carried out on the commission by the Presidency.

Also,the senate confirmed Chief Samuel Ogbuku as the Managing Director for a  two year term to wind up the unexpired office term  of his predecessor.

Major- General Charles Airhiavbere(retd),  from Edo State, South -South ,was also confirmed for the position of Executive Director, Finance and Charles Ogunmola, Ondo State, South West for the position of Executive Director, Projects.

The chairman's confirmation, and other board members by the red chambers was precipitated by the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs by the acting Chairman, Senator Buius Amos (APC, Gombe South).

This confirmation saw the light of day nothwithstanding the reaction of objection that followed the nomination of Ogunmola from Ondo State,where the three Senators from the state had written a protest letter to the committee, rejecting the name against the backdrop that he is from Owo, a non oil producing area of the state.

Senator Nicholas Tofowomo (PDP, Ondo), spoke on behalf of the Deputy Senate Leader, Robert Boroffice (APC, Ondo North) and Senator Ayo Akinyelure (PDP, Ondo Central).

The confirmation was made regardless of a federal high court order in  Abuja, which last week handed an injuction to the National Assembly from screening and confirming the nominated chairman and MD of NDDC, Onochie and Ogbuku.

The court had instructed that all actions must be suspended on the matter pending the determination of the suit by Chief Edward Ekpokpo, Engr. Victor Wood (both representing the Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILOT and Mr. Edward Omagbemi (representing Omadino Unity Forum) on behalf of the Itsekiri ethnic nationality, challenging the nomination of the duo as Chairman and MD of NDDC board.

However,the senate, didnot confirm the former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr. Pius Odubu, state representative, Edo State, South and Engr.  Anthony Okanne, Imo State, South East for not appearing before the committee for screening.

Earlier,Odubu had been screened and confirmed as Chairman of the board on November 5, 2019, but the board was never inaugurated.

His name was sent back to the Senate in the new list sent by Buhari last November, but as Edo State representative. However,he did not show up for screening and the Senate in its report presented, yesterday, chose to step down his nomination.

Also confirmed were DimgbaErugba (state representative, Abia, South-East; Dr. Emem Wills, state representative, Akwa Ibom, South -South; Elder DimaroDenyabofa, staterepresentative, Bayelsa State, South -South; Orok Duke, state representative, Cross River, South-South;  South-East and Gbenga Edema,  State Representative, Ondo State, South – West.

Others include ElekwachiDinkpa, staterepresentative, Rivers State, South-South; Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, (zonal representative, Nasarawa State, North-Central; Alhaji Sule Sani Sami (zonal representative, Kebbi State, North-West; and Prof.  Tahir Mamman, SAN, (zonal representative, Adamawa State, North-East.

 Senators registered their objections to the confirmation of some of the appointees like Onochie as Chairman of the Board and Charles Ogunmola as Executive Director (Project) before the confirmation.

The Senators were Seriake Dickson (PDP Bayelsa West) and Nicholas Tofowomo (PDP, Ondo South).

Inspite of their objection, the red chambers had gone ahead with  the nominees confirmation.

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