BREAKING: Tension erupts as Tinubu removes Buhari's appointees, makes 17 appointments

• President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled the governing board of the NDDC and appointed Chiedu Ebie as the new chairman and 16 other board members
• This means that Tinubu has terminated the appointment of Lauretta Onochie by former President Muhammadu Buhari
• Ebie is an ally of the former governor James Ibori and served as SSG of the immediate past governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. He was suspended from the PDP in May 2023

Aso Villa, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has appointed Chiedu Ebie as the new Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) chairman.

The appointment means that Lauretta Onochie, the board's current chairman, appointed by the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, has been sacked.

Tinubu removes Onochie, appointed by former President Buhari

Tinubu, who promised not to step on Buhari's shoes, announced in a tweet shared from the office of the Presidency and signed by the president's spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday, August 29.

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While stating that the appointment was with immediate effect, the Presidency expressed the expectation that the new board and management team would mark a new beginning of a successful administration in the regional agency.

The new chairman of the NDDC, Chiedu Ebie, was an ally of James Ibori and served as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Delta State under the immediate past governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

Earlier in April, Ebie was suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over alleged anti-party activities.

Full list of new NDDC Board

See the complete list of the new board here:

1. Chiedu Ebie - Chairman - Delta
2. Samuel Ogbuku - Managing Director / CEO - Bayelsa
3. Boma Iyaye - Executive Director (Finance and Admin) - Rivers
4. Victor Antai - Executive Director (Projects) - Akwa-Ibom
5. Ifedayo Abegunde - Executive Director (Corporate Services) - Ondo
6. Dimaro Denyanbofa - State Representative - Bayelsa
7. Abasi Ndikan Nkono - State Representative - Akwa Ibom
8. Monday Igbuya - State Representative - Delta
9. Tony Okocha - State Representative - Rivers
10. Patrick Aisowieren - State Representative - Edo
11. Kyrian Uchegbu - State Representative - Imo
12. Victor Kolade Akinjo - State Representative - Ondo
13. Dimgba Eruba - State Representative - Abia
14. Asu Oku Okang - State Representative - Cross River
15. Nick Wende - Zonal Representative - North Central
16. Namdas Abdulrazak - Zonal Representative - North East
17. Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir - Zonal Representative - North West

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"It is a path to destruction": Tinubu opens up on Nigeria's debt servicing

Legit.ng earlier reported that Tinubu vowed not to sustain the economic strategy of the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

While delivering the opening remark of the NBA conference in Abuja on Sunday, the president said he would not sustain the policy of using the country's meagre revenue to service debt.

According to Tinubu, the prosperity Nigerians yearn for would only happen if the country can do away with poverty.

Source: Legit.ng