Nigeria's President Buhari has sacked the Niger Delta Development Commission board after appointing a new MD.
President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of an acting Managing Director for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He is Professor Nelson Braimbraifa.
The decision followed a Federal Executive Council (FEC) resolution. Also, the supervisory role of the commission has been vested on the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.
FEC also approved the dissolution of the extant board.
Also appointed as Acting Executive Director (Finance and Administration) of NDDC is Mr Chris Amadi, while Engineer Samuel Adjogbe becomes the Acting Executive Director (Projects).
The above appointments take immediate effect.