Protest over Asu Okang’s appointment as NDDC Commissioner

Protest took place yesterday in Calabar along Leopard town road leading to the Governors office over the appointment of Asu Okang as the Commissioner representing Cross River State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Cross River State Organising Secretary of the APC, Dr. Erim while fielding questions from our Senior Reporter Wednesday in Calabar said they are protesting Okang’s appointment because he is a card carrying member of the PDP and that the Cross River State Governor Prince Bassey Otu did not nominate him but former Governor Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister.

Recall President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday approved the appointment of the new Board and Management team for the NDDC, Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement.

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“The President expects that the new Board and Management team will ensure a new era of successful administration in the NDDC, in line with his Renewed Hope agenda.

“All of the above-listed appointments take immediate effect,” the statement read.

The names of the newly appointed Board and Management team members are:

Chiedu Ebie – Chairman – Delta, Samuel Ogbuku – Managing Director/CEO – Bayelsa, Boma Iyaye – Executive Director (Finance and Admin) – Rivers, Victor Antai – Executive Director (Projects) – Akwa-Ibom, Ifedayo Abegunde – Executive Director (Corporate Services) – Ondo, Dimaro Denyanbofa – State Representative – Bayelsa, Abasi Ndikan Nkono – State Representative – Akwa Ibom, Monday Igbuya – State Representative – Delta, and Tony Okocha – State Representative – Rivers.

Others are Patrick Aisowieren – State Representative – Edo, Kyrian Uchegbu – State Representative – Imo, Victor Kolade Akinjo – State Representative – Ondo, Dimgba Eruba – State Representative – Abia, Asu Oku Okang – State Representative – Cross River, Nick Wende – Zonal Representative – North Central, Namdas Abdulrazak – Zonal Representative – North East, Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir – Zonal Representative – North West.

By: Archibong Emmanuel
(Snr. Reporter)

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