President Muhammadu Buhari has disengaged the Managing Diretor of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Effong Okon Akwa after acting in that capacity for almost two years.
Akwa was appointed on December 12, 2020 after the removal of Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, the then acting managing director of the interventionist agency.
This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja, Thursday by the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA), Patricia Deworitshe
The statement, captioned “NDDC Sole Administrator Relieved of Appointment”, said the President approved his immediate disengagement.
It read:”President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disengagement of the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Effiong Okon Akwa, from his post with effect from today, 20th October 2022.
Mr. Akwa was appointed interim administrator of the Commission for the duration of the Forensic Audit into the operations of the NDDC, which has now been concluded.
“President Buhari has also approved the constitution of a new Management Team and Governing Board of the NDDC in line with Section (2) of the NDDC Act, 2000.
“The names of the nominees for the new management team and Governing Board are to be transmitted to the National Assembly for approval.”
The Senate had in November 2019 confirmed the nominees for the NDDC board with Dr. Pius Odubu as Chairman; Bernard Okumagba (Delta) as managing Director; Otobong Ndem (Akwa Ibom), Executive Director of Projects; Maxwell Oko (Bayelsa), Executive Director of Finance and Administration; Jones Erue (Delta); Victor Ekhator (Edo); Nwogu N. Nwogu (Abia) and Theodore Allison (Bayelsa).
Others are Olugbenga Edema( Ondo)Victor Antai (Akwa Ibom), Maurice Effiwat (Cross River), Uchegbu Kyrian (Imo), Aisha Muhammed (North West); Shuaibu Zubairu (North East) and Abdullahu Bage (North Central).