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Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by Soma914: 12:36pm On Jul 27, 2020
The list was part of a letter the Minister sent to the National Assembly and also copied the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.
However, following the alleged failure of the lawmakers to read that part of the letter, the National Youth Council of Nigeria presented the document to the media in Abuja on Sunday.

According to Akpabios Letter, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi was involved in 53 projects, while Senator Nicholas Mutu's name appeared on 74 projects.

Also named in the list are Senator Mathew Urhoghide (six), James Manager (six), Sam Anyanwu (19) and others simply identified as Ondo and Edo Reps.

Akpabio addressed the letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who had threatened to drag him before the court if he fails to name the lawmakers that had benefited from NDDC contracts..


The letter read in part: "I refer to the resolution of the House passed on the 21st July 2020 and forwarded to me on the same day Ref. NASS/HR/LEG/3/36/VOL.ll/O8 directing me to respond to the contents therein within 48."
In the letter, the Minister explained that the Committee on NDDC did not allow him to provide detailed explanation of his claim that most contracts in the commission were being awarded yearly since 2001 to members of the National Assembly in both Chambers.

He said, however, that the two Chairmen of the Committees in both Chambers had adequate knowledge of the contracts.


"I never referred to members of the 9th National Assembly as beneficiaries of NDDC contracts as NDDC is yet to fully implement any NDDC budget since the commencement of the 9th National Assembly. In fact. the 2019 budget passed in February and harmonised between the 4th and 5th of March 2020 was received by the Commission in the middle of April, 2020, when same was designated to expire on the 31st of May, 2020," Akpabio continued.

"However, it is pertinent to point out that the Clerk of the National Assembly forwarded a letter Ref. NASS/CNA/115/VOL.38/1175, dated 20th March, 2020, without attaching the budget details indicating that the 2020 budget of the NDDC passed into Law was being forwarded (copy of the letter is attached as Annexure 'A'). This anomaly was brought to the attention of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee investigating a purported financial recklessness by the management of the commission in July 2020, though the first outcry was on allegation of missing N40bn which was totally untrue;

"It has always been known that the two chairmen of the committees on NDDC in both chambers yearly exhibit unusual influence to the exclusion of committee members and even the management of the NDDC in appropriating funds to details embellished in the budget after passage of line items at the plenaries. In the 2019 budget, the Executive Director Projects forwarded to me the attached list of 19 Nos. old contracts amounting to almost N9bn after tax, that the House of Representatives Committee Chairman on NDDC, Honourable Tunji-Ojo, insisted the IMC of NDDC must pay before 2019 budget details could be released to the commission (see Annexure 'A1')," he said.


Recall that,Akpabio's bold claims, members of the House had demanded that the Minister named the involved lawmakers within 48 hours

Within the time frame, the Minister sent a letter to the Committee which was read as a retraction to his previous claims.

According to the letter Senator Akpabio was said to have denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts in NDDC

The letter was read on the floor of the House of Representatives during the Plenary by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.

https://www.strenuousblog.com/2020/07/akpabio-gives-full-list-of-lawmakers.html
Re: Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by YorubaKinging: 12:37pm On Jul 27, 2020
There's no judgement in this country

There are two factions though

The elites and the poor

The elites are few but very powerful and the law doesn't apply to them

They include all political party members and the rich men like dangote etc

Efcc was created to manage corruption and bring corrupt people to book

But till date I've not seen one politician jailed for theft, this is because they are the same ...

They can only carry Yahoo boys and give them placards to display thier crimes


But very soon, the judgement will turn on its head and all Elites and thier families and the false prophets will be punished together..

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Re: Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by NettyNelly(m): 12:40pm On Jul 27, 2020
I'm tired of this NDDC news. God will expose all those that siphoned the people's money.
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Re: Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by Soma914: 12:41pm On Jul 27, 2020
NettyNelly:
I'm tired of this NDDC news. God will expose all those that siphoned the people's money.
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Re: Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by Nobody: 12:44pm On Jul 27, 2020
This na comedy show. Let's see who will be prosecuted in the end...no one of course
Re: Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by Soma914: 1:05pm On Jul 27, 2020
DominusPrime:
This na comedy show. Let's see who will be prosecuted in the end...no one of course

This is Nigeria Land of Hush daddys cheesy
Re: Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by Soma914: 1:28pm On Jul 27, 2020
yall should go to the website for more News tho
Re: Akpabio Gives Full List Of Lawmakers Involved In NDDC Contract(read) by Nobody: 1:28pm On Jul 27, 2020
Soma914:


This is Nigeria Land of Hush daddys cheesy
I tell you sir!!!

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