The House of Representative Committee which is investigating
alleged misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission
(NDDC) has summoned Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, to
appear before it on Monday.
This follows the appearance of the former Acting Managing
Director of the NDDC, Joi Nunieh, on Friday.
Nunieh showed up before the committee via Zoom.
She was scheduled to appear before the committee on
Thursday, but her Port Harcourt home was surrounded by Police.
It took the intervention of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom
Wike, to save her from the siege and she was taken to the Government House
The House Committee is investigating alleged mismanagement
of funds by the current NDDC’s Interim Management Committee (IMC).
Akpabio had ordered his lawyer to
commence legal actions against Nunieh over allegations she made against him.
The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State described Nunieh’s
claims against him, as “cornucopia of false, malicious and libellous.”
Nunieh had accused the former Akwa Ibom State governor of
sexual harassment, fraud, among other allegations.
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