The House of Representatives will today screen nominees to the Board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
This followed a letter of request from the Presidency to the House of Representatives, which was read on the floor of the green chamber by deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who presided over Tuesday’s plenary.
LEADERSHIP reports that the House, the lower chamber of the National Assembly quarreled over the screening of the nominees by the Senate without adequate consultation with them as provided by the NDDC Act. Therefore, the House set up an ad-hoc committee to conduct the screening of the nominees which comprised Hon. Julius Ihonvbere , Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims , Hon. Kingsley Chinda and Hon. Ali Isa .Others are Hon. Usman Bello Kumo , Hon. Oriyomi Onanuga , Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu and Hon. Jafaru Leko .
Also to be screened are; Mr. Kyrian Uchegbu State ; Hon. Otitio Atikase ; Chief Dimgba Eruba ; Rt. Hon Orok Otu Duke ; Hon. Nick Wende ; Hon. Namdas Abdulrazak ; and Senator Dr. Ibrahim Gobir .
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