By John Ogunsemore
The National Association of Nigerian Students, North Central Region (Zone C) has condemned the appointment of Mrs. Tomi Somefun as Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADDEC) for breaching the Act establishing the commission.
This is contained in a statement signed by Zonal Coordinator, Hussaini Jamilu Ebbo and sent to Daily Sun on Saturday.
The zonal coordinator said NANS North Central strongly rejects the appointment as it flagrantly violates Section 12 (a) of the HYPADDEC Act, which stipulates that the Managing Director must be an indigene of a member state, shall rotate among member states, and must not be from the same state as the chairman.
The zonal coordinator said, “The member states of HYPADDEC include Niger, Benue, Kwara, Kogi, Kebbi, Plateau, Kaduna, and Gombe.
“Mrs. Somefun’s appointment disregards these statutory requirements, as she is not from any of these states.”
Ebbo urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the appointment and ensure strict adherence to the Act establishing the commission.
“This breach undermines HYPADDEC’s integrity and effectiveness. We call on the President to rescind this decision and restore order,” he said.
