Tag: House Committee on NDDC

Reps screens NDDC Board, Management nominees

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The House of Representatives has screened the presidential nominees to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The nominees appeared before the House ad-hoc committee mandated to conduct the screening on Thursday. In her remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu charged the nominees upon their anticipated confirmation, to justify the confidence reposed in them by President President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying, “Now, more than ever before, the NDDC needs visionary leaders with integrity to drive the discharge of the commission’s…

Reps summon NDDC, Akpabio as ex MD appears before committee

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The House of Representatives committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and the Acting Managing Director of the agency, Daniel Pondei. The lawmakers took the decision on Friday at the continuation of their investigation into alleged financial recklessness in the commission. The summoned persons, according to the committee, are to appear unfailingly on Monday. The committee directed that the summon be served through the media or any other substituted means. Mr Pondei had on Thursday led a walk out on…