Cairo Ojougboh, Executive Director (Projects), Niger Delta
Development Commission (NDDC) has refuted claims that the agency gave federal
lawmakers money.
He allegedly said Senators and House of Representatives
members got N20million and N15million respectively as COVID-19 palliatives.
Denying the allegation, the Senate dared him to provide
proof.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ojougboh said he neither issued
nor made such a statement, adding that there was no such provision in NDDC
budget.
The director told Nigerians that he would have resisted such
a payment if it were ever brought up by the commission.
He noted that the Interim Management Committee has
championed a campaign to cleanse the commission of obvious corruption and
frivolous payments, and restore it to its core mandate of facilitating the
sustainable development of the Niger Delta region.
“I and the IMC, as well as the Commission, have been clear
to state that the National Assembly, as a distinguished body, as well as the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, are
absolved of blame. Indeed, the main body of the National Assembly is unaware of
the questionable happenings in the NDDC,” he said.
Ojougboh said malicious lies against him show the extent
people can go to bring harm to individuals and cause disaffection among people
and between institutions.
He added that his service Nigeria “and love for the
wellbeing of the Niger Delta region and our people will not allow me to
denigrate the lofty institution such as the National Assembly, an important
beacon of our collective democratic journey.”
Ojougboh stressed that being a former member of the National
Assembly, he holds the institution in the highest esteem.
“I have always stated that I am a man of peace and a soldier
of truth. I have enough integrity and honour to stand by my statements. And let
it be affirmed here that I do not issue statements on behalf of the
Commission”, his statement read.
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