President Goodluck Jonathan dissolves NDDC Board

President Goodluck Jonathan  has dissolved the Board of  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was contained in a terse press statement issued ,Tuesday, by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.

According to Anyim, the President also  directed the Managing Director and other members of  the Executive of the Commission  to hand over  all the commission’s property in their possession to the Director of Administration and Human Resources, Mrs Osaro Areyenka  with immediate effect. The statement read as follows:  “Following the conclusion of the assignment of the Presidential Committee to look into the problems facing the NDDC and subsequent submission of the report of the Committee, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR, after due consideration of the report has approved the  dissolution of the Board of NDDC with effect from today 13th September, 2011.

A new Board for the Commission would be reconstituted soon. The Managing Director and other Executive members are to hand over all commission’s items in their custody to the Director of  Administration and Human Resources, Mrs Osato Areyenka”.