This did not go down with the House of Reps which insisted that it was supposed to be consulted, in line with the NDDC Act, and was poised to rock the boat.
However, Tinubu formally requested the House’s confirmation of nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the Governing Board of NDDC, in compliance with the provisions of section 2 of the Niger Delta Development Commission Act.
The president’s request is contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and mentioned at plenary yesterday.The section amongst others states that the board and management of NDDC would “be appointed by the President and Commander-in-Chief-of the Armed Forces, subject to the confirmation of the Senate in consultation with the House of Representatives.”
Consequently, the House set up an Ad-Hoc Committee with Hon. Ibori Erhiatake as chairman to join the confirmation committee of the Senate for the exercise. The committee is expected to sit for the confirmation exercise on Thursday, October 12 and brief the House on Tuesday, October 17. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Benjamin Kalu who presided over the plenary hailed President Bola Tinubu for keeping to the letter of the Law for bringing the names of the nominees for confirmation before the Senate in conjunction with the House.
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