Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has been named by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the secretary of the party’s national convention committee.
The APC convention has been slated for 23 June, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The party promptly appointed Ndoma-Egba as a replacement for the former secretary, Senator Ben Uwajumogu from Imo state, who resigned for personal reasons.
Ndoma-Egba is also the chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission.
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He was born on 8 March 1956 in Ikom, Cross River state. He has an LL.B degree from the University of Lagos and an LLM degree from the University of Calabar.
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1978 and was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2004.
He was thrice elected as senator, in 2003, 2007 and 2011 to represent Cross River central district in the National Assembly.
NAIJ.com previously reported that the APC had constituted its National Convention Committee members.
The party on Sunday, April 15, released a list of its members to serve in its committees, drawn from different hierarchy and positions in the party.
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The convention committee includes governors, senators, members of the House of Representatives and other caucuses in the party.
Checks revealed that the main committee has 47 members with the Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru as the chairman.
Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and Sen. Ben Uwajumogu are the deputy chairman and secretary, respectively.
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Source: Naija.ng