President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, the new chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Also nominated was a former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nsima Ekere, as the managing director of the Commission.
This is contained in a letter sent to Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday by the President.
Mr Ekere will succeed former Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Ibim Semenitari, who has been acting managing director since December 2015.
Mr. Ndoma-Egba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who hails from Cross River State, takes over from Bassey Ewa-Henshaw, also from the state.
He was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until September last year when he resigned from the party following his inability to secure the governorship ticket of his home state.
He joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in November.
Mr. Ewa-Henshaw-led Board was sacked by the federal government on July 16, 2015 though he went to court to challenge the action.
The board members argued that by virtue of sections 2, 3 and 5 of the NDDC Act, they were entitled to four years unbroken tenure from December 16, 2013 to December 15, 2017.
Saraki is expected to read the letter nominating the two men on the floor of the Senate on Thursday.
