President Muhammadu Buhari has dropped Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
This was confirmed in a statement on Saturday night signed by the special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina.
He said the president has approved Effiong Awa, acting executive director of finance and administration of the commission as the new head of the agency.
Adesina said Akwa would be in charge of the agency until the completion of the forensic audit ordered by the president.
The statement read in part, “President Buhari has approved an interim administrator for the NDDC.
“He is Mr Effiong Okon Akwa, the Ag. Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Commission.
“Mr Akwa is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
“The development became necessary as a result of a plethora of litigation and a restraining order issued recently against the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
“He is expected to assume headship till completion of the forensic audit,” the statement read.
