Nsima Ekere
| Nsima Udo Ekere | |
|---|---|
| MD/CEO Niger Delta Development Commission | |
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Assumed office November 2016 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 May 1965 Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Nsima Udo Ekere (born 29 May 1965) is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
Nsima Ekere is a native of Ikot Oboroenyin, Edemaya Clan Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. He is married to Ese Nsima Ekere and has children.
He has chaired the Akwa Ibom State Emergency Management Agencyand simultaneously as Chairman of Ibom Power Company, the independent power generating company owned by Akwa Ibom State.
Nsima Ekere was the leader of the G22, a group of 22 PDP governorship aspirants for the 2015 governorship election in which Akpabio in connivance with the PDP National officers from Abuja conducted a charade called primaries which saw the list of delegates doctored to favour his aspirant, Udom Emmanuel. At this point, Nsima Ekere left the PDP and joined hands with Umana Okon Umana in the APC in their quest to wrestle Akwa Ibom State from Akpabio’s grip. Akpabio used state apparatus to rig the election and returned Udom Emmanuel as governor.
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