Buhari

By Ngozi Onyeakusi — President Muhammadu Buhari, has dismissed the newly confirmed members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), three months after confirmation by the Senate.
According to a letter read on the floor of the Senate, on Tuesday.
Ahmad Lawan, Senate President, who read the letter, the President had by the directive given the Interim Management Committee in charge of affairs at the commission the leeway to continue in order not to be distracted from the ongoing forensic audit he had ordered on the commission while the appointment of board members was ongoing.
Part of the President’s letter read: “The Senate is invited to note that while the composition of the board of NDDC was ongoing, I have” directed that the forensic audit of NDDC be carried out.
“The exercise should be overseen by the Interim Management Committee.
”Based on this and in order to allow unhindered interference of the exercise by the board appointment, as was confirmed by the Senate, it should be put on hold for now.
”With this development, the way has been paved for the IMC to continue, thereby putting to rest the leadership controversy of the agency