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IgbereTV reports that the Niger Delta Development Commission has denied awarding any contract to Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is the minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

A statement made available to the newsmen by the Director Corporate Affairs, NDDC, Charles Obi Odili, reads:

"Our attention has been drawn to a statement by Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) awarded a contract of N500 million to the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, which he did not execute.

The Commission wishes to state that it has searched through its records and there is no evidence of any contract awarded to Senator Akpabio or any company associated with him by the NDDC.

From our findings, the person who has questions to answer to the Niger Delta People is Senator Nwaoboshi. Our records show that Senator Nwaoboshi used 11 front companies (owned or traceable to him) to secure a contract of N3.6 billion in September 2016, in what is perhaps the biggest single case of looting of the Commission’s resources.

The said companies/business names are:

i. Noan Integrated Services;

ii. De Towers Constructions & Allied Services Ltd;

iii. Franstine Nigeria Enterprises;

iv. Edrihide Company;

v. Isumabe U.K. Global;

vi. Benchmark Construction & Allied Services Ltd

vii. Millstone Allied Builders Ltd.;

viii. Nelpat Nigeria Company;

ix. Agh-Rown Ventures;

x. Edendoma Stars International; and

xi. Antlers Construction and Allied Works Ltd.

The inventory records show that these items were supplied and received on Senator Nwaoboshi’s business premises and warehouse. Meanwhile, the contracts were awarded to him.

However, some of the items supplied to Nwaoboshi’s warehouse through his cronies, were later resold to the Delta state government, while the others were sold to other states through contracts awarded to him.

All supply agreements were signed by one and the same person being Mr. Agbamuche Nelson, traceable to Senator Nwaoboshi. This is in flagrant contravention of section 58(4) (a) and (d) of the Public Procurement Act. No wonder Sen. Nwaoboshi and his cohorts are jittery about the ongoing forensic audit exercise in the NDDC and are doing everything possible to derail it.

We believe that until Senator Nwaoboshi can absolve himself of his role in the looting of the resources of the Commission, he should step aside from any investigative activity against the Commission.

NDDC deserves the freedom to deliver on its mandate."

........that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) awarded a contract of N500 million to the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, which he did not execute.

The Commission wishes to state that it has searched through its records and there is no evidence of any contract awarded to Senator Akpabio or any company associated with him by the NDDC.

From our findings, the person who has questions to answer to the Niger Delta People is Senator Nwaoboshi. Our records show that Senator Nwaoboshi used 11 front companies (owned or traceable to him) to secure a contract of N3.6 billion in September 2016, in what is perhaps the biggest single case of looting of the Commission’s resources.

post=90428530:
Can you just imagine this!

Area, who be dis guy stealing your future away?
You guys should do something about this looter.
Na den we go know say una no dey carry last tru tru.....

Stealing is now corruption in our darling nation.

ReubenE:
You don't believe the one they said about Akpabio, but turn around to believe the one about Nwaboshi under same scandal.
That's double face

Sammy07:
NDDC
NNPC
N power
Nigeria vice chancellors
NDLEA
NEPA

Finally their big brother
Nigeria.

All these agencies having N has their first letter

KingOfAmebo:
The senate is filled with crooks, fraudsters, scammers and oloriburukus saddled with the responsibility of creatively passing laws that will further aid their stealing escapades.

How do you expect a country to develop when criminals are the ones making laws we must abide?

Let the "nays" have it my foot, you are all criminals and will face judgment in due time.

ReubenE:
You don't believe the one they said about Akpabio, but turn around to believe the one about Nwaboshi under same scandal.

That's double face

Poloyanabo1:
They are not lying, the truth is he awarded contracts to himself, they've little or no say....
I don't expect anything much from that akpabio, despite the weight of corruption charges on him buhari still welcomed him into APC and placed him in charge of a corruption-riddled ministry...
I'm think those who defined APC as association of past criminals, are right afterall.