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Thank God for the report of the forensic audit, thank God for the initiative from Mr President, thank God For the strength and expertise demonstrated by the IMC of NDDC supported by the Hon minister towards carrying out this wonderful national assignment.

Can we proceed to arrest these criminals now and make them vomit our money or is NASS leadership still looking to shield them further, I know they have no shame

Now that names have been mentioned, would NASS still disagree on the report of NASS members being major beneficiaries of NDDC contracts. To those who have always defended NASS in this corruption saga, can you all now burry your heads in shame

What silly move are they trying to make by going to court? Do they think we are stupid?
Look, there is only one way they can save their battered face and that's by coming out clean on their dirty dealings and returning looted funds followed by tendering of unreserved apology to the people for their mischievous deeds.simple

Let those found culpable in this criminal dealings which I believe the forensic audit will reveal be dealt with seriously. Nonsense!
This is the highest level of criminality

How can someone with criminal allegations on head be presiding over corruption probe.
Declaring him wanted wasn't necessary, ICPC should have laid a siege at the complex and whisk him away to go answer for his crimes

It is big shame we don't employ the right approach is attacking our oppressors.
You have been rightly told who handles those contracts which happens to be NASS members currently trying to frustrate the forensic audit and I believe they are your pay masters. So be wise enough to desist from the character assassination of the Hon Minister

*NIGER DELTA PATRIOTIC FRONT. (NDPF) PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON THE INTERIM MANAGEMENT COMMITTE*
July 21st 2020

By: Chulex James Enomate


It is no longer news that Mr President has ordered a thorough forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a federal government interventionist agency which has been in existence since 2000 with the sole purpose of ameliorating the [sub][/sub][sup][/sup]yearnings and suffering of the people of the Niger Delta region who happens to be the goose that lays the golden egg with absolutely nothing to show for it, it is a region riddled with under-development , infrastructural decay, lack of basic amenities like potable water, good road networks, adequate health care facilities just to say the least. It is a region where poverty is so perversive despite being in the midst of plenty.

So with the establishment of the NDDC by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in 2000 the joy of the people knew no bound, it was seen as the agency that will ensure their yearnings and aspirations will be met. But sadly 20 years after the reality on ground is the very opposite of the expectations of the people, the agency which obviously has become the cash-cow of a very minute few at the detriment of the populace, overtime the NDDC has become a place where our selfish politicians try to outweigh each other in the looting of funds, since 2001 NDDC has received nothing less than 15 Trillion Naira with absolutely nothing to show for it.

In Akwa Ibom state alone over 321 abandoned projects by NDDC is littered everywhere, in these Rural Roads top the chart with 121 abandoned roads , while there are 75 uncompleted class room blocks, 69 rural water schemes and 43 mini-electric projects all left unattended.
The story is no different in what is obtainable Abia, Delta, Ondo, Bayelsa, Cross River and all other states comprising the Niger Delta. Depsite the Trillions of Naira that has been released to the agency the people still wallow in abject poverty and penury.

Sadly the National Assembly which is saddled with the oversight function over the agency has not only being a part and parcel of this huge corruption they have being the very clog in the wheel of progress of the agency. Overtime the Senate and House of Representatives Committee of the agency has made themselves a major shareholder in awarding of fraudulent contracts, falsification of non-existing documents to siphon money, outright disappearance of funds etc, Senator James Manager and Senator Peter Nwaoboshi who have chaired this committe at the upper chambers has a case to answer, their counterpart at the lower Chambers Hon. Olubuni Tunji-Ojo is not left out in this unholy act.
For Instance Senator Peter Nwaoboshi awarded himself a contract to supply Plastic Chairs at the rate of 3.7 Billion Naira, which when traced was discovered that the very company that was awarded the contract was thesame location the chairs were supplied in Asaba the Delta state capital, this is just one of the numerous atrocities they have been carrying out.

Hence Mr President gave a matching order for a thorough forensic audit of the commission from inception till date. But these elements has formed a behemoth in the wheel of progress trying to thwart the ongoing audit by discrediting the IMC which is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the audit is a success, they have resulted to mischievous and malicious propagandas and allegations in a bid to sway the minds of the people, but they will fail, because there is this saying that you can fool the people sometimes but you cannot fool the people every time, we the Niger Delta Patriotic Front (NDPF) know their gimmicks.

It is worthy to note that the insistence by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, God'swill Akpabio on the Forensic Audit is basically the vector that has pitched the IMC against the National Assembly, some lawmakers have been using their cronies to attack the Commission's Management and impede it's administration. To this end they have asked the IMC to part with some billions for them to share, a request the Commission refused to grant hence this face of.
Presently the raging war of words between Akpabio and the former managing Director of the NDDC, Miss Joi Nunieh is part of the game of confusion carefully crafted by the forces behind the scene. Akpabio has said the forensic audit must go on as planned to fulfill the desire of President Buhari in repositioning the Niger Delta Region.

Meanwhile the South South Governors Forum has also declared it's support for the Forensic Audit as ordered by the president.
To this end we the people of Niger Delta Patriotic Front are saying we are solidly behind the IMC in this quest and we are passing a vote of confidence in the Interim Management Committe of the commission.

Long Live Nigeria
Long Live the Niger Delta

If Kolawe Johnson is an agent being used by those corrupt past NDDC board members to derail the forensic audit which will expose their shady dealings, then he has failed. Also want to sound out stern warning to all these media jurists trying to carry out media crucification of the honourable minister in the person of Godswill Akpabio to desist from such fruitless act because they are all bound to fail

*NO GOING BACK ON THE FORENSIC AUDIT BY THE NDDC IMC. Says The Niger Delta Patriotic Front.*

By Josephine Emmanuel.

With the recent unfolding drama against the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), its glaring and can be seen as a pure case of corruption coming back to fight those that have been put in place to fight it.

Anyone willing to combat corruption and wrestle it to the ground must be ready for a rough fight. He must be ready to be called names, utterly blackmailed and have insults hurled at him for his guts and even boldness to venture to ask relevant questions that will uncover past corrupt practices in the commission. Unfortunately this is currently the strainthe Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio and those currently in charge of the NDDC will bear for carrying out a national assignment to oversee the forensic probe of the activities of the commission as ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari some months ago.

The recent vicious media attacks against the person of Akpabio and the NDDC interim management committee(IMC), chairman prof. Kemebradikumo pondei, and Dr. Cairo Ojougboh clearly illustrates how corruption fights back. The advocates of these media condemnation are already creating confusion by painting those in charge of the commission in black and making them unclean to sit in judgment against them.
Seeing the hidden truth about to be unraveled, they will stop at nothing to drag the IMC in the mud.
They have spread out write-ups in various newspapers and advertorials to make the people believe their jumbled tales of corruption in the management of the NDDC.
Their motive is in a subtle manner to frustrate the ongoing forensic scrutiny of the agency which they see as their gold mine. The smudge is specially constructed to buy time and undue attention. It is devised to confuse and distract those probing their shameful activities in the agency.

This propaganda clearly cannot be different from those whose dirty transactions with the NDDC are being investigated and just because they want to deceive the unwary public, they are willing to dish out lies garnished to look as the truth to cover their evil deeds.

The Niger Delta Patriotic Front would employ the Interim management committee of the NDDC to remain concentrated and neglect the tricks of those looking to find fault where there isn’t because the core Niger Delta souls are with them.
We want to state unequivocally that the good people of Niger delta are happy with what the minister and the leadership of IMC are doing in ensuring that the president fulfills his campaign promise to Niger Delta.
ONLY TRUTH CAN SET US FREEFREE!!!