The group, which made the appeal in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Jacob Ogunseye, on Friday in Abuja, urged the commission to move swiftly and stop the situation from embarrassing the country.
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The aide, in a letter dated July 20, 2020, addressed to the NDDC acting MD, a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Wednesday, said the decision to bow out of the commission was in his best interest.
The Reps said though Akpabio had exonerated members of the 9th Assembly, he must all the same produce the list of federal lawmakers who had taken contracts from the NDDC.
The company’s Secretary, Aghogho Akpojotor., gave the clarification in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, with the title: “Re: Judge, Reps, EFCC, Army, Police Officers, APC Chieftain Ex-governors, others, listed as Alleged Beneficiaries in NDDC Contracts.”
A statement issued in Abuja by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of NIDCOM, made reference to a letter written to the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, dated June 18, 2020, with reference number: NIDC/001/20/1, drawing attention to the plight of the students.
This followed an observation raised by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa), at plenary on Thursday.
Akpabio said this in a letter addressed to the House of Representatives and read by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabimila, at the plenary on Thursday.
In a statement by signed by its Coordinator, Chido Onumah, the Centre applauded the forensic audit of the Commission ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari and the ongoing probe by the House of Representatives, noting that the Commission has been mired in corruption since it was created in 2000.
The PDP said in a statement on Wednesday that the APC has been seeking to frustrate ongoing probes in government agencies because its leaders are complicit and all soiled, from head to toe, in the mire of corruption.
From personality clashes to sordid tales of mismanagement of funds, contractors that collect mobilization fees and simply take a walk, politicians in the National Assembly feeding fat on Niger Delta resources, and reports of terrifying wasteful expenditure and the conversion of every event or situation:
Gbajabimila, who made a surprise appearance at the venue of the hearing on Monday in Abuja, also apologised for the poor ventilation in the hall.
Akpabio said this on Monday at the hearing of the House of Representatives on the spending of N81.5 billion in the first five months of 2020 by the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC, led by Prof. Daniel Pondei.
The PDP said it was obvious that the embattled NDDC acting Managing Director collapsed under the weight and shame of overwhelming collective guilt brought on him by the exposure of massive corruption being perpetrated by NDDC officials and APC leaders.
My interest in the Niger Delta has far-flung roots in certain personal and vicarious experiences along the route of my practitioner-researcher journey. The take off point of this journey was my employment on February 14, 1994 as a Researcher-Reporter on the energy and politics beats on the pioneer team of THISDAY newspaper.
The Network for Best Practice and Integrity in Leadership, said this in a letter to the President, dated July 17, signed by Dr. Aminu Idris, its Director of Investigations.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, made the clarification in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt.
The summon was sequel to the presentation by a former Managing Director of the NDDC, Joi Nunieh, before the lawmakers through Zoom on Friday.
Nunieh was scheduled to appear before the House of Representatives Panel investigating the NDDC on Thursday, but failed to appear due to the invasion of her residence in Port Harcourt by policemen as early as 4am.
Pondei, while addressing journalists in Abuja, said the commission operates only one account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Buhari said this on Tuesday in reaction to the unfolding drama, which include attacks and counter attacks between and around persons, institutions and the Niger Delta Development Commission.