President Bola Tinubu has requested the House of Representatives’ confirmation of appointments for the position of chairman and members of the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
This was contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas and read at the plenary recently.
According to the president in the letter, the request was in compliance with section 2:(2) of the NDDC establishment ACT.
It would be recalled that the section stated that the board and management of NDDC would be appointed by the president and Commander-in_ chief of the Armed Forces. This is subject to the confirmation of the Senate in consultation with the House of Representatives.
” In compliance with the provision of section 2(2) of the NDDC establishment etc ACT, I am pleased to present the under-listed 17 nominees for the consideration of the House of Representatives . ” This is for the position of chairman and members of the governing board of NDDC”, the letter stated.
