Ndola-Egba nominates to chair NDDC board

Former Senator of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

President Buhari in a letter to Senate President, Bukola Saraki indicated that former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere also nominated as the new Managing Director of the commission to take over from Mrs Ibim Semenitari, who is currently acting as MD of the commission.

Ndoma-Egba was born on 8 March 1956 in Ikom, Cross River State. He has an LL.B degree from the University of Lagos and an LLM degree from the University of Calabar, was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1978 and was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2004.

He has been Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Calabar Branch, and President of the Calabar Chamber of Commerce. He has also been Director of the Cross River Basin and Rural Development Authority, and Honourable Commissioner for Works & Transport.

Running as a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Victor Ndoma-Egba was elected as senator in the 5th (2003–2007) National Assembly representing Cross River Central Senatorial District, and was reelected in 2007 for a further four-year term. Senator Ndoma-Egba is a member of senate committees on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Human Rights and Legal Matters, and Information and Media, and is deputy chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Nigerian Senate.

In May 2008, Ndoma-Egba spoke in favor of reform of the Nigeria Police Act, which came into effect on April 1, 1943 and has essentially been unchanged since that time. In May 2009, he accused the Action Congress party of delays in listing the 37 Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State in the constitution. Representative Bola Gbabijo refuted these charges.

Ndoma-Egba was reelected as Senator for Cross River Central on 26 April 2011 on the PDP platform.