The Senate was on Tuesday divided over the confirmation of nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari into the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
It would be recalled that the President communicated to the Senate on Wednesday 28th September 2016 wherein he requested that the Senate do confirm the nomination of former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba CON as Chairman, Nsima Udo Ekere as Managing Director and 17 others as Executive Directors and Members of the NDDC Board.
Presenting the report on the floor of the Senate, the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Niger Delta, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi said his committee conducted an open screening for the nominees on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th October and was guided by the Act establishing the NDDC and other relevant laws.
He however stated that the nominee from Imo State, Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso wrote a letter to the committee to decline his nomination.
According to the report, Senator Osita submitted that he would not accept the offer of President Buhari as he was not from the oil producing area, but from Orlu West LGA of Imo State.
The committee chairman also explained that the nominee from Abia State, Hon. Donatus Enyinnah and that of Ondo State, Olatokunbo Ayotunde Ajasin could not scale through as the committee received litany of petitions from their respective states.
Presenting the report on the floor of the Senate, the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Niger Delta, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi said his committee conducted an open screening for the nominees on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th October and was guided by the Act establishing the NDDC and other relevant laws.
He however stated that the nominee from Imo State, Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso wrote a letter to the committee to decline his nomination.
According to the report, Senator Osita submitted that he would not accept the offer of President Buhari as he was not from the oil producing area, but from Orlu West LGA of Imo State.
The committee chairman also explained that the nominee from Abia State, Hon. Donatus Enyinnah and that of Ondo State, Olatokunbo Ayotunde Ajasin could not scale through as the committee received litany of petitions from their respective states.
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