By BASHIR ADEFAKA
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide says the news of appointment of Madam Due Process, Lauretta Onochie, as the Chairman, Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), by President Muhammadu Buhari has been well received by it.
The Igbo socio-cultural, who reacted through a statement dated November 23, 2022 issued by Amb. Chiemelu Obizoba, the Assembly’s Director General, Strategic Planning and Implementation, to the development, said, “The gladdening news this Wednesday came to us very pleasing because, appointment of a no-nonsense personality like Onochie is undoubtedly putting a round peg in a round hole.”
According to the statement, Obizoba expressing confidence in Onochie’s capacity to deliver said, “As a bonafide daughter of the oil rich region, she knows where the shoe pitches the people and, as digital and social media aide of President Muhammadu Buhari for over seven years now, she is groomed enough to know the mindset of the President and his vision and mission for the good of the Niger Deltan people.
“To us, we are glad and we congratulate the new Board Chairman, Lauretta Onochie, and thank President Muhammadu Buhari for thinking one of our own and our fantastic mentor fit for the top position.
“It is our hope and belief that the Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, and other members of the Red Chamber of the National Assembly will consider and confirm President’s choice of Lauretta Onochie as substantial Chairman of the NDDC Board without delay,” he said.
