Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has condemned the posture of some ethnic group in the Niger Delta Region that behaves as if they own the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). Governor Wike said the commission does not belong to any ethnic group, but to all States in the region…
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has released the names of lawmakers who allegedly benefited from contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The revelation by Senator Akpabio is a follow up to the challenge thrown at him by the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon….
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Akpabio has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Senator Akpabio, in a letter read on the floor of the House during Plenary by the Speaker on Thursday, said…
The House of Representatives has asked Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to publish, within 48 hours, members of the 9th National Assembly who got sixty percent of contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Ruling on a matter of privileges brought by Minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu,…
South-south Governors on Thursday declared their full support for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The South-South Governors under the auspices of the South-south Governors’ Forum, however, decried the festering crisis rocking the interventionist agency. They hoped the audit would…
President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the ongoing investigation of all agencies and auditing firms by the National Assembly Committees, especially the alleged NDDC fraud, where he demanded that he must be informed of all actions being taken by the agencies. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement posted…
The House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has issued a warrant of arrest on the acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei. The House Committee resolution was a sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) at an investigative hearing on…
Acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee(IMC) the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei and his team on Thursday walked out on the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC. Kemebradikumo Pondei according to reports, said he and the team were not prepared to make any presentation before the…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday rescued Ex-NDDC Managing Director Joy Nunieh following alleged police harassment and took her to the Government House. According to reports, Governor Wike was said to have arrived at the house of the former NDDC MD, which was surrounded by over 15 armed…