Mr Ogunmola is on the list of 15 nominees sent by President Buhari to the Senate for confirmation as chairman, managing director, executive directors and members of the board of the NDDC.The Senate on Wednesday referred the screening of the nominees to its Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, which was asked to submit its report on Tuesday for further legislative action.
“Our petition is premised on the fact that the nomination of Mr Charles Ogunmola is non-compliant with the provisions of Section 12 of the NDDC Act 2000. “We are the sole body of all lawyers of Ilaje extraction from Illaje Local Government Area of Ondo State and we hereby write this petition in a representative capacity, of the long suffering citizens, of all producing llaje LGA,” the petition reads.
The lawmaker representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency, Kolade Akinjo, had also urged the Senate to reject Mr Ogunmola, saying it was against the Act that established the commission.
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