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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES THREE-MAN INTERIM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC)

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The Federal Government has inaugurated a three-man Interim Management Committee to oversee the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Interim Management Committee would be in place to create the enabling environment for the upcoming forensic audit.

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio while performing the inauguration said President @MBuhari has approved the following appointments:

NDDC IMC:

Dr. Gbene Joi Nunieh — Acting Managing Director

Dr. Cairo Ojougboh — Acting Executive Director, Projects

Chief Ibanga Bassey Etang — Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration.

Senator Akpabio inaugurated the committee in Abuja Tuesday, October 29, 2019.

According to Senator Akpabio, the Committee would be in place to create the necessary ambience for a hitch free forensic exercise, adding that the Inauguration of the Board Members would be put on hold until the forensic exercise is completed.

The Minister said that the forensic audit as ordered by President Buhari would cover 18 years of NDDC’s operations between 2001-2019.

According to Akpabio, there would be ten (10) slots of auditing firms, and each State would be assigned one slot while the NDDC Headquarters slot would be the coordinating slot.

The Minister urged the Interim Committee to discharge their duties effectively and efficiently without fear or favour noting that the people of the Niger Delta region and indeed the whole country reposed confidence in them ...

... in overseeing the affairs of the Commission as an interventionist agency to work towards alleviating the plight of the people of the Niger Delta region.

According to Senator Akpabio, the Acting Managing Director, Dr. Mrs Enyia Akwagaga had been directed to hand over to the new Interim Committee on Wednesday 30th October, 2019, by 10am.

In her remarks, the Interim Managing Director Dr. Joi Gbene Nunieh expressed appreciation to President @MBuhari for the opportunity given to them to serve ...

... and assured that the team would not disappoint the President, people of the Niger Delta region and indeed the whole country in carrying out their mandate.

DEWORIITSHE, PATRICIA
HEAD (PRESS & PR), MNDA
TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER, 2019

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