The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta have screened Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board.

Onochie was screened by the joint committees alongside 13 others for NDDC board roles.

However, there were reservations by some committee members against her nomination notably on the grounds that she is not from an oil-producing community in Delta State where she hails from, which is against the NDDC Act.

A committee member, Senator Seriake Dickson, noted this during the screening exercise.

However, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele differed with Dickson, arguing that his claim is not explicitly stated in the NDDC Act.

This is the second time President BUHARI forwarded a list of nominees for the NDDC board for confirmation.