Breaking: Tinubu Announces NDDC Appointment, Writes Senate
- President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the nomination of Zainab Marwa to the Senate for screening and confirmation
- Tinubu appointed her as a member of the NDDC governing board to represent the North East zone in the federal government agency
- Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the development during plenary on Thursday, June 4, while reading President Tinubu's letter
President Bola Tinubu has announced the nomination of Zainab Marwa and forwarded her name to the Senate for confirmation. She was appointed to be a member of the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to represent the North East zone.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president's letter during plenary on Thursday, June 4, adding that Tinubu stated that the nomination complied with the provisions of the NDDC Establishment Act.
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Daily Trust reported that her appointment is to fill the position that became vacant following the resignation of the former board member, Abdulrazak Namdas, who resigned from the position on March 30, 2026, to contest the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state.
In the letter, the president expressed optimism that the Senate would review and confirm the nomination of Marwa immediately, so that the board can seamlessly continue with its mandate in driving development in the region. Akpabio then referred the nomination to the Senate Committee on NDDC for screening and other legislative action.
Nigerians react as Tinubu makes new appointment
However, the announcement has started generating mixed reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:
Mamman Mustapha criticised the appointment:
"Nigeria, my country, Gen. Buba Marwa has been in Government administration ever since I was a little boy, he is still in Government administration as the Chairman of a big Government agency. Now his daughter, too, has been nominated for a top-level position in a top-level government agency. Nigeria."
Mohammed Shu'aibu criticised President Tinubu:
"I can see that our president is best in appointments, but leadership is far from just appointing without anything positive to show for it for over three years now."
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Alexander Nwaolulu questioned the appointment of Marwa:
"Every region have their development commission, why her appointment as a member of the NDDC? Is that what the law says? Please, I need to be educated on this."
Cucumber Boy criticised the appointment:
"Does it mean that nobody is qualified to handle this position in the whole of the Niger Delta......I mean in Enugu, EBONYI, abia,imo, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers State, nobody should be given this position there."
Shariff Hasheem Seedi criticised the president for the move:
"For all the people in the North East, old and young politicians retired from their offices. Many people help APC, and you. Mr. President. You didn't see anybody other than Buba Marwa's wife."
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Tinubu's appointed ambassador gets UN election
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's recently appointed permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, has been elected as chairman of the budget and administration for the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly.
Jimoh Ibrahim's appointment came at a time when the United Nations was facing a budget shortfall of over $1.8 billion after cuts to foreign aid.
Ibrahim, who was a former senator, expressed gratitude to the UN body, promising that he would be committed to providing strategy and stewardship of corporate governance.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
