President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a replacement for Effiong Akwa, who has just been sacked as the interim administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).<\/p>\n
Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua, a director in the Delta State office of the NDDC, has been asked to take over the running of the commission, pending the setting up a new management team and a governing board, according to a letter from the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Umana.<\/p>\n
According to the letter, Mr Audu-Ohwavborua is the most senior director in the NDDC.<\/p>\n
Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua was at various times Director, Project Monitoring & Supervision, Director, Akwa Ibom State Office, Director, Edo State Office, Benin and Director in the Delta State office of the NDDC before the recent appointment.<\/p>\n
With over twenty eight years of working experience, Mr Audu-Ohwavborua’s sphare of influence spans over fields of Project Management, Business Development, Production Management and Engineering designs for oil and gas plants (upstream and downstream), Power Systems Designs generally.<\/p>\n
Twelve of those years have been in the Senior Management Position, having worked in the United Kingdom as a consulting engineer at Granherne Limited from May \u2013 Nov. 1997, steam power stations (boiler and turbines), instrumentation and control units.<\/p>\n
He has designed, constructed and supervised electrical overhead lines up to 132KV.<\/p>\n
The new NDDC Boss is a recipient of many national and international awards including African Achievers Awards on Integrity in Public Service at the House of Commons, British House of Parliament, Westminster, United Kingdom \u2013 November 2017, Nigerian Role Model Awards on Professionalism and Integrity \u2013 2016, Fellow Nigerian Institution of Highway Engineers \u2013 May 2016, Fellow Nigeria Society of Engineers \u2013 NSE August 2014, African Child Foundation Role Model TV Award \u2013 Jan 2012, Best Performing Personality, Civil Service \u2013 NDAMA.<\/p>\n
He is also a recipient of the Niger Delta Achievers Merit Awards (Sept. 2012), Best Assistant Director, NDDC \u2013 NDAA, Niger Delta Advancement Awards (2011), Most Effective Assistant Director, NDDC \u2013 NDAA, Niger Delta Advancement Awards (2010), Symbol of Pragmatic Youth Empowerment, Human Capital and Community Development \u2013 UPYA, Urhobo Progressive Youth Association (2011), Symbol of Efficient, Effective and Pragmatic Leadership \u2013 National Association of Nigerian Students (2010). Among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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