The commission said this in a statement by Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, its Acting Managing Director, on Friday in Abuja
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The people also lauded the security operatives deployed in the area for demonstrating maturity and professionalism during the exercise.
The meeting, which held in the office of Olubumi Tunji-Ojo, the Committee Chairman, at the National Assembly Complex, began at about 3:30pm and ended at about 7pm.
Ojougboh in an interview with a national daily had accused the National Assembly of being “culpable” in the sleaze contracts awarded by the commission.
This was revealed in a statement by the IMC of the intervention agency on Monday.
The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun), confirmed the receipt of the reports on Tuesday.
Uduaghan made the denial in a statement on Monday following the inclusion of his name as contract beneficiary in a letter the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.
The elder statesman, church leader, who also holds the traditional title of Owatapa of Itapa-Ijesa, expressed these views while featuring on Space FM Ibadan’s programme: Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio, anchored by Olayinka Agboola on Tuesday
The list was contained in a letter Akpabio sent to the National Assembly
The resolution of the Senate was sequel to the adoption of recommendations of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee investigating the alleged misappropriation of N40 billion by the current IMC
Akpabio had claimed that most of the contracts in the NDDC are awarded to members of the National Assembly
The Ad Hoc Committee of the Senate, headed by Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi-Ojo, disclosed this in its report to the whole house on Thursday
The Eagle Online is reporting that the indictment formed part of the report submitted to the plenary on Thursday by the Ad Hoc Committee headed by Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi-Ojo
The report has already arrived in the Red Chamber for distribution and consideration as at the time of filing this report
The drama took place on Tuesday during the Budget defence of the NDDC before the Senate Committee
The order was given on Tuesday during the House plenary.
The MD collapsed shortly after the hearing commenced
The Committee is probing the spending of N81.5 billion by the Interim Management Committee of the intervention agency in the first five months of the year
The hearing had started as at press time
The Chairman stepped down on Monday morning as the Committee reconvened to continue with the probe