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President Bola Tinubu has officially submitted an updated list of nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC) to the Senate for confirmation.
This announcement was made on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
For the South East Development Commission, Tinubu has nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as Chairman and Hon. Mark C. Okoye as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. Other members of the board include Ugochukwu H. Agballah, Hon. Okey Ezenwa, Chief Hyacinth Ikpor, and Hon. Donatus Eyinnah Nwankpa, among others. Additionally, Edward David Onoja, Orure Kufre Inima, and Chie Joke Adebayo-Chukwuma have also been appointed to the board. Prince Obinna Obiekweihe is nominated as Executive Director (Projects), Senator Anthony O. Agbo as Executive Director (Finance and Administration), and Dr. Daniel Ikechukwu Ugwuja as Executive Director (Corporate Services).
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Regarding the North West Development Commission, Tinubu has revised the earlier list and appointed Alhaji Lawal Samai’la Abdullahi as Chairman, replacing Ambassador Haruna Ginsau.
The new NWDC board members include Ja’afar Abubakar Sadeeq and Yahaya Aminu Abdulhadi, while Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji will continue in his role as Managing Director and CEO.
This revised list comes after the Senate amended the NWDC’s establishment act to ensure representation from all six geopolitical zones.
As a result, the new board includes Chukwu Chijioke, Ahmed Mohammed, Engr. Ahmed Rufai Timasaniyu, Macdonalds Michael Uyi, Yemi Ola, and Hon. Babatunde Dada.
In the statement, Tinubu emphasized the importance of these commissions in fostering regional development and expressed confidence in the ability of the appointees to deliver on their mandates effectively for the benefit of the people in their respective regions.
