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 to 60
percent during his presentation before the NDDC committee on Monday was in
response to a question by a member of the committee.
He said the member had sought to know whether a Medical
Director can serve as an Executive Director Project, to which he responded by
saying that since 50 to 60 percent of NDDC contracts were medical related,
there was nothing wrong in a Medical Director serving in that capacity.
He also said that the Executive Director Project of the NDDC
forwarded to him a list of 19 owed contracts which the Chairman of the House
Committee on NDDC insisted must be paid before the 2020 budget of the
commission is passed.
He also said that the NDDC has jot executed any contract
under the 2020 budget since it has not been passed, while the 2019 budget was
passed in April and has not been implemented
The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila however referred the letter
to the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
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