THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) received a whopping N946. 91 billion as budgetary allocation in 18 years, findings by The Nation has shown. The sum is part of the N9.43 trillion allocated between 1999 to 2019.as 13 per cent derivation to the nine oil producing states and other agencies of the Federal Government involved…
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Senate Seeks Sack Of NDDC IMC, Refund Of N4.9Billion
The Senate’s gavel landed hard on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Thursday. Alleging massive financial recklessness in the intervention agency, the Senate recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari the sack of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the organisation. The resolution followed acceptance of the report of its Ad Hoc Committee, which investigated the…
BREAKING: I Didn’t Say Lawmakers Got 60 Percent Of NDDC Contracts – Akpabio
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akpabio, in a letter read on the floor of the House during Plenary by the Speaker on Thursday said the only reference he made…
NDDC: Blame Niger Delta Leaders
SIR: One continues to be amazed at the level of under development of the Niger Delta in spite of enormous national resources that had been injected into the section year in year out. It becomes imperative for right-thinking individuals or determined government to thoroughly peruse the factor(s) undermining the development of the region. Getting to…
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