The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission says it has launched an investigation into the Minister of Niger
Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio; and the acting Managing Director of the Niger
Delta Development Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei.
The EFCC said this in an
invitation letter addressed to a group, Foundation for True Freedom and Good
Governance, led by activist, Deji Adeyanju.
The letter signed by the Head,
Economic Governance Section, Adebayo Adeniyi, dated August 14, 2020, with
reference number 3000/EFCC/ABJ/HQ/EG/T.6/Vol4/044, is titled, ‘Re: Request for
Investigation of Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, and Prof. Daniel
Pondei, acting MD NDDC over Corruption Allegations of Diversion of Public
Funds’
In the letter, the EFCC revealed
that it was indeed probing the NDDC and called on Adeyanju to come to clarify
some of the allegations.
The letter read in part, “We write
to acknowledge the receipt of your petition dated August 3, 2020 in respect of
the above subject and to inform you that investigation into the case has
commenced.
“In view of the above, you are
kindly requested to attend an interview with the undersigned through the O/C
team six on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at EFCC headquarters third floor.”
The leadership of the NDDC is
currently being probed by the National Assembly for allegedly mismanaging
N80bn.
The NDDC management also admitted
to releasing billions of naira in allowances to its top officials during the
lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Spokesman for the EFCC, Dele
Oyewale, could not be reached for comment on Wednesday as his telephone was
switched off.
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