Buhari Extends Tenure of NDDC Interim Management Committee

The tenure of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been extended by seven months.

A statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Special Adviser to the President Media and Publicity, Mr Adesina, disclosed that the extension was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

With this development, the committee, which is headed by Professor Keme Pondei, now have till December 31, 2020 to remain in office.

According to Mr Adesina, the extension is to cover the period of the forensic audit of the NDDC, earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), under the chairmanship of the President.

In the same vein, President Buhari equally approved that the NDDC provides intervention support to complement efforts of the federal and state governments against further spread of COVID-19 in the nine states of the Niger Delta region, in the sum of N6.25 billion.

“The materials and supplies are to be done through Emergency Procurement method as provided in Sections 42(b) (c) and 43 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007,” Mr Adesina said.