{"id":77309,"date":"2020-12-13T00:22:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T23:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=77309"},"modified":"2020-12-13T00:22:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T23:22:35","slug":"buhari-sacks-pondeis-led-nddc-board-appoints-akwa-as-sole-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/buhari-sacks-pondeis-led-nddc-board-appoints-akwa-as-sole-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Sacks Pondei\u2019s Led NDDC Board, Appoints Akwa As Sole administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1685915921112937365\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the Prof. Keme Pondei led management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and appointed an interim sole administrator to manage the affairs of the agency.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p>The sole administrator is Mr. Effiong Okon Akwa, the Ag. 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