Buhari Sacks NDDC Boss, Pondei, Appoints Interim Administrator

President Muhammadu Buhari has removed the acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Daniel Pondei.
The President also approved an interim administrator for the commission, Effiong Okon Akwa.

This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, via his Twitter handle on Saturday.

Before his appointment, Akwa was the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration, of the NDDC.

The statement noted that the new administration would oversee the affairs of the Commission till the end of the ongoing forensic auditing of the interventionist agency.

Adesina wrote:

President Buhari approves interim administrator for the NDDC

He is Mr Effiong Okon Akwa, the Ag. Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Commission, who is to assume headship till completion of the forensic audit.

— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) December 12, 2020