… Urges Buhari, Joint N’ Assembly To Stop Payment Of N15 Billion To Contractors
A legal practitioner, Mr. Godwin Ojeh, has lamented what he called corruption of self-enrichment in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), calling on President Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Nigerian Senate , Ahmed Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila to stop the payment of N15 billion to contractors.
ββThe Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission has thrown caution to the winds. It is about to pay for jobs not done. The committee is processing the payment of a whooping amount of N15 billion on spurious contracts in the name of ββClearing of Waterwaysββ.
He particularly decried the misappropriation in the management of the funds of the commission.
ββRecently, the Senate set up an ad hoc committee to probe the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over alleged mismanagement of N40 billionββ.
In a tone suggestive of his hatred for corruption, the Benin based lawyer asked the National Assembly and the executive arm of the government to stop the commission from wasting the countryβs resources.
In a statement in Benin, Ojeh described the intention of the NDDC Interim Management Committee as ββa move that will endanger development of the region.
ββThere is no greater danger to the development of the Niger Delta region than the payments for fictitious contractsββ the statement said.
He also harped on the need for transparency in government organizations, saying ββit is necessary for the National Assembly and the executive arm of government to adopt a collective position on the allegation of corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)ββ.