Things to Know About the New Chairman, NDDC

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President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Chiedu Ebie as the chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission board.

Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement when he said that the appointment is with immediate effect.

Chiedu Ebie


Chiedu Ebie Esq. hails from Agbor-Alidinma in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.

An alumnus of the University of Benin, from 1986 to 1991, he graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree before proceeding to the Nigeria Law School between 1991 and 1992 following which he was called to the Nigerian Bar.

Ebie is a fan of Manchester United Football Club.

He served as company secretary at Leaders & Company, publishers of ThisDay Newspapers. He is said to have assisted in the creation of the paper.

Ebie practised as a corporate and commercial lawyer in Lagos.

He became a partner with the law firms, Okonjo, Odiawa & Ebie and Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors.

In 2015, Chiedu Ebie became the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta State.

He previously spent five years as managing director of Millenium Oil & Gas Company Limited, which operates in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region.

Ebie was suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party for alleged anti-party activities in April.