President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the enlargement of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission from three to five.
This development was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina.
The five members of the committee are now: Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, who is the Ag. Managing Director, replacing Barrister Joy Nunieh; Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, Ag. Executive Director (Projects); Ibanga Bassey Etang, Ag. Executive Director (Finance and Administration); Caroline Nagbo (Member); and Cecilia Bukola Akintomide, a former Vice President with African Development Bank (Member).
Pondei, the new Ag. Managing Director, is a Professor of Medicine at the Niger Delta University and former Provost, College of Health Sciences of the institution.
President Buhari had earlier approved that the Interim Management Committee would be in place till the forensic audit of the NDDC was concluded.
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