Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation For Massive Fresh Appointments (FULL LIST)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted a letter to the Senate, requesting consideration and approval of his nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board (NDDC).
The President also urged the Senate to confirm Dr. Olayemi Cardoso as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Additionally, four nominees for the position of CBN deputy governors were presented: Mrs. Emem Nnana Usoro, Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, and Dr. Bala M. Bello.
The nominees for the NDDC board and management are as follows:
Mr. Chiedu Ebie – Chairman (Delta)
Dr. Samuel Ogbuku – Managing Director/CEO (Bayelsa)
Mr. Boma Iyaye – Executive Director Finance and Administration (Rivers)
Mr. Victor Antai – Executive Director Projects (Akwa Ibom)
Ifedayo Abegunde – Executive Director Corporate Services (Ondo)
Senator Dimaro Denyanbofa – State Representative (Bayelsa)
Mr. Abasi Ndikan Nkono – State Representative (Akwa Ibom)
Monday Igbuya – State Representative (Delta)
Chief Tony Okocha – State Representative (Rivers)
Patrick Aisowieren – State Representative (Edo)
Mr. Kyrian Uchegbu – State Representative (Imo)
Victor Kolade Akinjo – State Representative (Ondo)
Chief Dimgba Eruba – State Representative (Abia)
Mr. Asu Oku Okang – State Representative (Cross River)
Nick Wende – Zonal Representative (Northcentral)
Namdas Abdulrazak – Zonal Representative (Northeast)
Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir – Zonal Representative (Northwest)
Furthermore, the nominee for the National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu, was also presented.
Upon receiving the letters, Senate President Godswill Akpabio referred the NDDC board nominees to the Senate Committee on NDDC for further legislative processing, with a report due in one week. He also directed the screening of Cardoso and the four CBN deputy governor nominees to the Committee of the Whole for immediate consideration, to prevent any leadership vacuum at the CBN. Additionally, he referred the nomination of the NSIPA National Coordinator to the Committee on Special Duties for further legislative work, with a report due in one week.
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