President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed a speedy and
coordinated investigation into the fraudulent allegations in Niger Delta
Development Commission, NDDC.
Buhari called for better coordination among security and
investigating agencies with the National Assembly to ensure that the
administration’s effort to bring sanity, transparency and accountability to the
management of the resources dedicated to the development of the Niger Delta
sub-region is not derailed.
The President said his administration wants to bring about
“rapid, and sustainable development to the region.”
Buhari’s directive was contained in a statement signed and
forwarded by his spokesman, Garba Shehu.
According to the directive, auditing firms and investigative
agencies working in collaboration with the National Assembly Committees to
resolve the challenges in the NDDC must initiate actions in a time-bound manner
and duly inform the Presidency of the actions being taken.
The statement reads: “In his reaction to the unfolding
drama, which includes attacks and counter-attacks between and around persons,
institutions, and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), President
Buhari expressed his strong determination to get to the root of the problem
undermining the development of the Niger Delta and its peoples in spite of
enormous national resources voted year after year for this singular purpose.
“The President also directed timely sharing of information
and knowledge in a way to speedily assist the administration to diagnose what
had gone wrong in the past and what needs to be done to make corrections in
order to return the NDDC to its original mandate of making life better for
people in Niger Delta.
“The President gave the firm assurance that his
administration would put in place a transparent and accountable governance
framework, not only in the NDDC but in all other institutions of government.”
Recall that former Managing Director of NDDC, Joy Nunieh had
a few days ago accused the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio of
sexual harassment, fraud amongst others.
Akpabio, however, denied all the allegations levelled
against him by the former NDDC MD.
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