{"id":7350,"date":"2025-05-08T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/?p=7350"},"modified":"2025-05-08T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:00:07","slug":"breaking-tinubu-appoints-18-members-into-south-south-development-commission-board-nominates-usoro-akpabio-as-md-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/?p=7350","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints 18 Members into South-South Development Commission Board, Nominates Usoro Akpabio as MD\/CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has communicated the Senate seeking confirmation of appointees for the South-South Development Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listed as appointees are nineteen persons for the North Central Development Commission, with Cosmas Akiyir as Chairman and Cyril Yeltsin as Managing Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South West Development Commission has eighteen appointees listing Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi and&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;&nbsp;Charles Akinola as Chairman and Managing Director,&nbsp;&nbsp;in that order, while the South-South Development Commission has as appointed, eighteen persons with Chibudom Nwuche as Chairman and Usoro Offiong Akpabio as Managing Director\/CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:248px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7351\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/38c00f7a-496f-47dd-bed3-71d4b530cf8a-818x1024.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/38c00f7a-496f-47dd-bed3-71d4b530cf8a-818x1024.jpeg 818w, https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/38c00f7a-496f-47dd-bed3-71d4b530cf8a-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/38c00f7a-496f-47dd-bed3-71d4b530cf8a-768x961.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/38c00f7a-496f-47dd-bed3-71d4b530cf8a-150x188.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/38c00f7a-496f-47dd-bed3-71d4b530cf8a-450x563.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/38c00f7a-496f-47dd-bed3-71d4b530cf8a.jpeg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The nominees will be screened by respective committees before confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu has communicated the Senate seeking confirmation of appointees for the South-South Development Commission. 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