President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed his former media aide and a top member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Lauretta Onochie, as the new head of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
In a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Buhari also declared the nomination of 15 others as NDDC board members.
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The letter was read at Wednesday’s plenary at the red chamber.
The NDDC is a federal government agency organized by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2000 with a view to developing the Niger Delta region.
In September 2008, late President Umaru Yar’Adua proclaimed the formation of a Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, with the Niger Delta Development Commission becoming a parastatal under the ministry.
