Honourable Friday Osanebi, the deputy speaker of the
Delta state House of Assembly has reiterated that he did
not collect any money meant for Ndokwa youths from the
Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission
(DESOPADEC) as alleged by a socio-political group,
Coalition of Ndokwa Youth Leaders.

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Friday Osanebi

The group said that the lawmaker who represents the
people of Ndokwa East state constituency had since 2011
been collecting security money of N20 million monthly
totalling N1.4 billion, meant for Ndokwa youths from the
Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission
(DESOPADEC) without remitting it to the youths.


Speaking with Naij.com through a telephone conversation,
the chief press secretary to the deputy speaker, Michael
Oyibosochukwu Nwabueze, said that the allegation by the
group leader, Alex Agha, was not only libellous but also
frivolous, stressing that the lawmaker did not collect any
dime meant for the youths.



He said that all the money meant for youth security in the
last administration was received and managed by the-
then commissioner for Youth Development, Ebifa Ijomah.


On the reason for the agitation for a recall of Osanebi, the
press scribe said that because those who make up what he
called the “guerrilla group” are not on ground to know
what is going on, they are bent on hijacking what is meant
for the youth development.


He noted that the agitation had resulted from the moment
Osanebi had said that it would no longer be business as
usual and that those who claim to be national youth
leaders of Ndokwa should subject themselves to an
electoral process and authorization of their community/
clan youth leaders.


Nwabueze added that a certain youth leader of Ndokwa
community where the deputy speaker represents, Comrade
Tony Ndanenu, had publicly said that he collected the
money for few months, a revelation which Agha (the group
leader) also corroborated.


Also speaking on a separate conversation, Agha said that
although, Comrade Ndanenu had “claimed” that he only
collected for just three months amounting to N60million,
but that the trio of Osanebi, Ndanenu and Ijomah will all
have to account for the money when the time comes.



On his part, Comrade Ndanenu who was initially reluctant
to speak on the issue said that Alex was not sure of his
facts, stressing that he was not well briefed about the
issues surrounding the money.


Meanwhile, James Ibori, the former Delta state governor,
has replied to the ex-boss of Economic and Financial
Crime Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over his
claim that the ex-governor bribed him with $15m to stop
the investigation into his activities.

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