The President made this announcement through Mr Femi Adesina, who is the Special Advisers to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Friday.
The appointment of Professor Nelson Braimbraifa is coming after the former NDDC Managing Director Nsima Ekere, won the party ticket of the All Progressives Congress as governorship in Akwa Ibom State.
Nsima Ekere resigned his post so as to enable him pursue his political ambition to become the Governor of Akwa Ibom State as Braimbraifa takes over with immediate effect.
The statement from the Presidency reads:
“The President, following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) resolution, has equally vested the supervisory role of the commission in the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, as well as approved the dissolution of the extant board,” he said.
Adesina revealed that the president also approved the appointment of Mr Chris Amadi (Finance and Administration) and Samuel Adjogbe (Projects) as Acting Executive Directors of NDDC.
He added that the appointments take immediate effect.