The deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Chief Philip Agbese, has described the new board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as illegitimate. Agbese noted that the NDDC appointees must undergo screening in the House of Representatives to be recognised by the country's laws. He disclosed this to selected newsmen on
Sunday in Abuja. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had in August constituted a new board and management for the NDDC. While Samuel Ogbuku maintained his appointment as the commission's managing director, Chiedu Ebie was named the board's chairperson. After their screening, the Senate gave a nod to the Presidency to inaugurate the appointees as a prelude to resuming their official engagements.
'I can confidently say that the House was not sufficiently consulted. The proper thing must be done so that the NDDC board and management can be duly inaugurated. 'I am, therefore, using this medium to warn intending appointees of Mr. President or his nominees not to cause any unnecessary friction between the parliament and the Presidency as we are all ready to work together.
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