The members of the committee at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs 2021 budget defence frowned at the allocation of N4 billion to all other human developmental projects in the region.
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Akpabio made the appeal at the stakeholders’ conference comprising the youth in Uyo on Saturday.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, gave the assurances on Tuesday during an interaction with the Christian Association of Nigeria in Abuja.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswin Akpabio, made the disclosure to State House Correspondents after the Council’s meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House, Abuja.
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.
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.
Akpabio made the call at the investigative hearing of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on alleged N40 billion financial misappropriation by the second Interim Management Committee of the NDDC.
Omo-Agege denied that a letter in circulation said to have emanated from the Clerk of the Senate, requesting the Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, to investigate the Minister did not come from him.
Senator Ita Enang, Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, has said the international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region were not harsh in their dealings with the host communities as alleged in some quarters
The House of Representatives is set to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill mid 2020, says the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwin Akpabio, has stressed the need for redirecting the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission affairs, saying that the commission has over N2 trillion debt to settle.
The newly appointed Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has pledged his commitment to ensure effective development in the Niger Delta region, especially in the areas of infrastructure.
The former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Chief ‘Timi Alaibe, has congratulated the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, on his nomination for ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari and subsequent screening by the Senate.
Timi Alaibe, former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and one of the 21 aspirants seeking nomination for election as Governor of Bayelsa State, on Friday submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms at Wadata House, the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Abuja.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Usani Usani, has inaugurated the completed 6.55km Atimbo-Akpabuyo Road in Cross River State constructed by his Ministry.
The Federal Government has empowered 335 women and youths of the Niger Delta region with N100.5 million starter packs, as part of its efforts to address the problem of unemployment in the region.
Amaechi, together with the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, said this during the inspection tour of the Dualisation of the East-West road, which started from Warri to Eleme junction.
Uguru Usani said this on Thursday during the inauguration of Nkwoagu-Isuochi Erosion Control project in Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia.
A statement in Abuja by Idang Alibi, the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, said the government assured the investors of its support to ensure completion of the project.
Boroh, who is also the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.