Former acting Managing Director
of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, says the
headquarters of the agency is unconnected to public power supply.
She stated that this was because
the “girlfriend” of the Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio, allegedly
supplies the diesel for generators.
Nunieh spoke on an Arise TV
programme anchored by Reuben Abati.
She said: “Akpabio’s girlfriend
supplies diesel at the NDDC. I looked at the diesel situation and said why
don’t we give the young Niger Delta boys to supply? Why can’t we divide it into
nine states for them to supply? NDDC in the past paid for us to get light
directly.
Nunieh lamented that though
millions of Naira was paid to get light to NDDC, it was not connected to the
main building.
Nunieh recalled that after her
appointment, she insisted that monies spent on diesel be cut down.
“How do I tell Mr. President that
I came to do forensic audit and I come in here to commit the same offence? I
will not do it. We looked at the system. How much it will cost to connect the
light?
“To cut the long story short, I
approved. We got the engineers to repair that thing. Do you know that they
refused to pay the money for us to connect that light into the office so that
we can keep buying that diesel?”
Nunieh and Akpabio are engaged in
allegations and counter allegations over financial infractions in the NDDC.
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