Buhari Appoints New NDDC Acting Managing Director

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate replacement of Barrister Joi Nunieh with Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei as Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

This was contained in a statement he made public on Wednesday.

The statement read:

“President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the enlargement of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from three to five. ” The five members of the committee are now: Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, who is the Ag. Managing Director, replacing Barrister Joy Nunieh; Dr Cairo Ojougboh, Ag. Executive Director (Projects); Mr Ibanga Bassey Etang, Ag. Executive Director (Finance and Administration); Mrs Caroline Nagbo (Member); and Cecilia Bukola Akintomide, OON, a former Vice President with African Development Bank, (Member). “Prof K.D 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.