Three days after President Goodluck Jonathan forwarded the list of nominees into the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for consideration, there are strong indications that some of the nominees may have a tough time scaling the hurdles of clearance.
Indications emerged yesterday that some senators loyal to the governors who were sidelined in the nomination process, namely Rotimi Amaechi(Rivers), Rochas Okorocha(Imo) and Adams Oshiomhole(Edo), have commenced subtle moves to ensure that nominees, especially state representatives from the three states are not cleared.
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