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Group Alleges Plot By Contractors, Management To Lobby Senate To Delay Announcement Of Niger Delta Development Commission Board

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November 21, 2022

The alleged plan reportedly involves some key officers of the National Assembly.

A socio-cultural group, Niger Delta Alliance for Economic Survival, NDAES, has alleged that some top management staff members and contractors with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have perfected plans to frustrate the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the Board of the Commission.

The alleged plan reportedly involves some key officers of the National Assembly.

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana had hinted that the list of nominees for the NDDC Board had been submitted to the Senate. The minister had assured that as soon as the Senate reconvened after their recess, it would announce the list as directed by the President.

 

In a statement, the president of the Group, Mr. Tubonemi Chibisi said they had information that some management staff members and big contractors of the NDDC have perfected plans with the Acting Managing Director of the Commission to get the Senate to sit on the list of the new Board members to perpetrate the continuous balkanisation of the Commission's monthly allocation.

 

The statement reads in part: "We have information that there is a deliberate plot by the Senate to delay the announcement of the new list of the NDDC board nominees as directed by Mr President.

 

"We have been informed that some very big contractors in collusion with the Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, who is a civil servant, have gone to reach an agreement with some persons in the Senate to continue to share the commission monthly allocation as was done during the time of the sacked Interim Administrator."

 

The group further accused the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs of complicity in the plan to sabotage the good intentions of the government.

 

The group has therefore called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other security agencies to investigate the allegation in order to save the Commission.

 

The leadership of the group who has expressed very deep respect for the leadership of the National Assembly, the Minister of Niger Delta Niger Affairs and management of the NDDC, said they will regard the speculations as a rumour until the Senate reconvenes next week to deliberate on the matter.