President Bola Tinubu has appointed Chiedu Ebie as the new Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) chairman.

The appointment means that Lauretta Onochie, the board's current chairman, appointed by the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, has been sacked.

Tinubu, who promised not to step on Buhari's shoes, announced in a tweet shared from the office of the Presidency and signed by the president's spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday, August 29.

While stating that the appointment was with immediate effect, the Presidency expressed the expectation that the new board and management team would mark a new beginning of a successful administration in the regional agency.

The new chairman of the NDDC, Chiedu Ebie, was an ally of James Ibori and served as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Delta State under the immediate past governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

Earlier in April, Ebie was suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over alleged anti-party activities.

See the complete list of the new board here:

Chiedu Ebie - Chairman - Delta

Samuel Ogbuku - Managing Director / CEO - Bayelsa

Boma Iyaye - Executive Director (Finance and Admin) - Rivers

Victor Antai - Executive Director (Projects) - Akwa-Ibom

Ifedayo Abegunde - Executive Director (Corporate Services) - Ondo

Dimaro Denyanbofa - State Representative - Bayelsa

Abasi Ndikan Nkono - State Representative - Akwa Ibom

Monday Igbuya - State Representative - Delta

Tony Okocha - State Representative - Rivers

Patrick Aisowieren - State Representative - Edo

Kyrian Uchegbu - State Representative - Imo

Victor Kolade Akinjo - State Representative - Ondo

Dimgba Eruba - State Representative - Abia Asu

Oku Okang - State Representative - Cross River

Nick Wende - Zonal Representative - North Central

Namdas Abdulrazak - Zonal Representative - North East

Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir - Zonal Representative - North West