Members
of the Delta State House of Assembly were on Tuesday thrown into a
state of astonishment when they discovered that one of the seven persons
nominated by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for appointment into the Delta
State Tourism Board had died a while ago.
Last week, Mr. Uduaghan had included the name of James Youmu in a
list of nominees for the state’s tourism board that was forwarded to the
legislature for screening and confirmation. Mr. Youmu has been dead
The other nominees for the same board are Efe Afe, Peter Okolotu, Hyacinth Iyere, Amah Agbajoh, Abel Eyube and Joe Morg.
There was a mild drama during the screening when Mr. Youmu, the
fourth nominee on the list, was called up. Mr. Afe, a former member of
the state assembly who was screened as the chairman of the board,
immediately told the House that the said James Youmu had died even
before the names were sent for screening.
The embarrassing situation raised eyebrows among lawmakers.
The
strange incident became a new chapter in the governor’s controversial
actions regarding the membership of the state-owned agencies and
parastatals.
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