June 04, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm the nomination of Dr Zainab Marwa as a member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), representing the North-East geopolitical zone.
The request was conveyed in a letter read on the Senate floor by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary session.
In the correspondence, President Tinubu stated that Marwa’s nomination was made in strict compliance with Section 2 of the NDDC Establishment Act.
According to the letter, Dr Marwa’s appointment is to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the immediate past North-East representative on the board, Abdulrazak Namdas, who stepped down on March 30, 2026, to pursue his gubernatorial ambition in Adamawa State.
The letter read in part: “In compliance with the provisions of Section 2 of the Niger Delta Development Commission Establishment Act, I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate the nomination of Dr Zainab Marwa as a member representing the North-East in the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission.
“The Senate is invited to note that the appointment of Dr Zainab Marwa is to fill a vacuum created by the resignation of the immediate past member of the board, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas, from the North-East Zone, who resigned on the 30th day of March, 2026, to contest for the position of Governor of Adamawa State.
“On this note, it is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the appointment of Dr Zainab Marwa as a member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission to represent the North-East Zone.”
Following the reading of the letter, Akpabio referred the nomination to the Senate Committee on NDDC for legislative scrutiny. The committee has been mandated to screen Dr Marwa and report back to the Senate within one to two weeks.
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