The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has explained that its acting Managing Director, Prof. Keme Pondei, collapsed at the National Assembly because he ignored his doctors' advice on his state of health.

A statement signed by the Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said Pondei has been ill for the past two weeks but that his condition deteriorated Monday morning necessitating his doctors to advise him against attending the hearing.

Odili said: "The commission wishes to disclose that Prof Pondei has been ill for the past two weeks. This morning, his condition deteriorated, and his doctors advised against attending the hearing.

"However, he ignored his doctors’ advice because of the realisation that his traducers will use his absence at the hearing to soil his name and reputation. He thought he could make it through the hearing and take care of his health later. As it turned out, his doctors were right. Prof Pondei is in a stable condition at a clinic in Abuja."

Odili said that Pondei assumed office on February 20, 2020 and by May 5, the two arms of the National Assembly ordered a probe of his tenure, two third of which was spent under COVID-19 lockdown conditions.

He noted that following his position, Pondei, has an official duty to answer for the activities of the commission and what happened between 2008 – 2012 "which is the subject of another hearing based on the auditor general’s report for the period.”

He said: "It would, however, be unfair to hold him personally liable for acts which took place when he was not the head of the Commission. When the two arms of the National Assembly called for a probe, it was over a missing N40bn. The Commission took the rare step of publishing all payments made by it under Prof Pondei. No organisation in Nigeria, public or private has ever got to that level of transparency in our national history.

"As this publication undermined the claims of his accusers, the subject of the public hearing changed to ‘financial recklessness’. While this might appear insignificant, it amounted to changing the goal posts to smear a clean man. While misappropriation of N40bn is a matter demanding objective proof, the question of financial recklessness is one open to subjective judgement.

"The Commission is delighted that Olubunmi Ojo, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC has recused himself from the hearing. At the end of the day, everyone has to answer for his role in the misappropriation of the resources of the Commission.

"It is this search for answers that led President Muhammadu Buhari, on the request of the nine governors of the region, to institute a forensic audit to probe what happened to the resources of the Commission from 2001 to date.

"The Prof Pondei led IMC has committed to the success of that exercise. While we thought there will be a fight back by those who dipped their hands in the cookie’s jar, we never expected this level of boldness and malevolent aggression as witnessed by accusers at hearing and their paid agents through all the media platforms.

"The Commission is participating at the hearing, even though it thinks that seeing to the conclusion of the forensic audit will serve the future of the Commission and the Niger Delta region more than the probe of 74 days of activities.”


https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-pondei-ignored-doctors-advice-to-attend-hearing-nddc/

Dino no2

Goldp5988:
Dino no2

Dino is the professor of this heist

All liars shall rot in hell

They are always healthy when eating our yams, but for them to give explanation on spendings, they will start acting sickler

vickodedon:
Dino is the professor of this heist

As in eh

Who do you guys think you are deceiving?

Nonsense

SpecialAdviser:
Who do you guys think you are deceiving?

Nonsense

Nigerians. They don’t rate us at all.

vickodedon:
Dino is the professor of this heist

You people should leave my brother Dino out this Niger Delta wahala. Did you give him part of your oyeli money?

He was not sick when he was spending the money abi?? .... God will punish all these politicians that become sick immediately they call them to account for their deeds... Eg: Dino, Fayose, Olisa etc

Puloc:

diezani

Yea... She even exported her own self

I am waiting for Asari Dokubo and all Niger Delta freedom fighters to come out to condemn the looting in NDDC. Unless they are part of it too.

Beremx:
I am waiting for Asari Dokubo and all Niger Delta freedom fighters to come out to condemn the looting in NDDC. Unless they are part of it too.

They are all part of it.

Jimasun:

They are all part of it.

Obviously

This Is A Clear Picture Of How They Have Collapes Our Country Nigeria.

Distraction

Ehh... See lie, obviously it's official they believed Nigerians are still wearing pampas, Well it's not their fault, Na core APC zombies cause am

A Fat and very thick lie

Nonsense!!! Someone that is also a medical doctor.

Anything goes in Nigeria just play some drama and you'll walk free.
BTW it's quite surprising non of the so called elders of the South south have spoken to condem this evil in the NDDC

Show of shame by ediots...Unfortunately, docile Nigerians have their priorities set on other things e.g BBN & tribal rants on nairaland while the country is run aground

You mean the movie director's advice?

What is the future of this country. It gets blurry day by day. Siphon public funds and act some drama to go free.

stupid lies from NDDC to cover that show of shame on live t.v..
still dont know who really cursed us this bad..
thinking about how his wife, friends and relatives would all react when seeing a prof acting that show of shame...

Who are they deceiving?

You say wetin?!

AfroKnight:


Wow! So the man is a hero.

Hero or HE-GOAT?

Wow! So the man is a hero.

Medicine after death... Meanwhile, this is how NDDC was tried hard to come up with this loophole cover-up..