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  • NDDC: Group petitions IGP over alleged N475m donation

    NDDC: Group petitions IGP over alleged N475m donation

    Okodili Ndidi, Abuja 

    The Global Forum for Accountability and Transparency, Nigeria, a nonpartisan group championing accountability in the  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has handed a seven-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to explain the circumstances surrounding the N475 million allegedly donated to the Police as COVID-19 palliative by the NDDC.

    The leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) had told the National Assembly during probe of activities of the agency that N475m was given to the Police for purchase of face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the Force.

    Writing through his lawyers, Worenwu and Associates, Mr Joseph Ambakederimo, Founder/Lead Executive of the organization, insisted the silence of the Police could be interpreted for connivance and urged the IG to clear the air on the matter.

    The group argued the clarification from the Police hierarchy became imperative to put the records straight.

    It stated: “We demand full disclosure on this matter from the police authorities mainly due to the fact that we have uncovered  a similar incident concerning claims by the then NDDC Management of purported supply of Hilux trucks to an arm of the security agencies that was never corroborated by the agency so named.

    “Therefore we can confirm that there is an institutional pattern that has been ingrained in the commission that is been recycled and used annually to take out funds directly from the treasury.

    “Now it is the name of the police that may have been attempted to be used to perpetrate fraud and this is the more likely reason for the police to avail the Nigerian people know the facts of the matter by going full disclosure”.

    In the letter which was received and acknowledged by the Finance and Administration Department, force headquarters, Abuja, the group said it was requesting clarification on some “obscure facts surrounding the donation of the covid-19 palliatives pursuant to section 1 of the freedom of Information Act 2011 laws of the federation”.

    The group tasked the IG “to explain where, when and how the so-called palliatives totalling almost half a billion were donated”, adding that the information was needed to  aid the National Assembly currently investigating the expenditure of the NDDC with a view to determining if the Commission had delivered on its mandate.

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    Lawyers to the group sought to know if actually the NDDC made such donation to the Police by confirming if the Police Force requested for such assistance from the NDDC.

    Among others, it also sought to know “how much was actually released to the police by the NDDC? When the money was released to the Police and whether the money released to the police was in cash , cheque or electronic fund transfer”

    “Where was the money presentation ceremony done? Who represented the IG at the presentation ceremony”, the Niger Delta group demanded.

    “Our clients are of the firm belief that if the Nigeria Police Force had requested for such assistance from the NDDC that there will be a correspondence between the NDDC and the police.

    “Consequently, our clients humbly request that you graciously avail us the information required in paragraph 3(a-f) to enable them present their facts to the senate and national assembly to aid their investigation of the alleged embezzlement of funds in the NDDC.

    “Our clients’ authority to make the above request is predicated on section 1(1), (2),(3) of the Freedom of Information (FOI) act 2011 laws of the federation of Nigeria.

    “Please take this letter as notice given to you under the act and provide the required information to us in seven days from the date of service of this letter in line with the provisions of section 4 of the FOI act 2011 laws of the federation,” it noted.

     

  • Senior aide to NDDC acting MD resigns, amidst corruption probe

    Senior aide to NDDC acting MD resigns, amidst corruption probe

    Our Reporter

    The Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties to the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Michael Olomu, has resigned his appointment as an aide to his embattled boss.

    Olomu’s resignation is coming amidst cases of mismanagement of funds and endemic corruption in the NDDC.

    In his letter of resignation dated July 20, 2020, Olomu said he is quitting as an aide to Pondei “in his best interest”.

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    “I want to formally inform you of my decision to resign as Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties 1, following my appointment with effect from the 2nd day of March, 2020.

    “In executing the responsibilities of my office, I have in my best capacity served the interest of the Commission and carried out my obligations to her diligently.

    “I have resolved that it is in my best interest to take a bow at this point in time,” the letter read.

  • NDDC Probe: ‘Why Ojougboh can’t be trusted’

    NDDC Probe: ‘Why Ojougboh can’t be trusted’

    Our Reporter

    The Niger Delta Alliance (NDYA) has said that Dr Cairo Ojougboh cannot be trusted because his claims on the Commission have twice been refuted by Niger Delta Minister Godswill Akpabio.

    The youth group took a swipe at the Executive Director of Projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in a statement signed on Thursday by its National Coordinator, Sylvester Maggi.

    It stated that the assertion earlier made by Ojougboh during Arise Television interview on May 25, 2020 that Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo benefited from NDDC contracts had twice been refuted by Senator Godswill Akpabio.

    The statement reads in part, “We are aware that Dr Cairo Ojougboh had earlier on May 25, 2020 averred that the NDDC House Committee Chairman was one of the illegal beneficiaries of corruptly awarded NDDC projects. It is however surprising that this claim had been denied by the Minister in charge of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio.

    Senator Akapbio has stated in a statement he personally signed on Thursday that he never referred to members of the 9th National Assembly as beneficiary of NDDC contracts. He added that no budget has been fully implement by NDDC since the commencement of the 9th National Assembly.

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    According to Akpabio, “In fact, the 2019 budget passed in February and harmonized 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 31st of May 2020”.

    The statement further stated that the claim of Ojougboh had been refuted on two different occasions by the supervising minister in charge of NDDC.

    The group added it was rather disappointing that Senator Akpabio has only managed to offer apology after the 48 hours ultimatum given to him by the House of Representatives Speaker instead of members of 9th National Assembly that were falsely accused of getting 60% of NDDC contracts.

    Meanwhile, the youth group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to provide the needed leadership in purging the NDDC of corrupt managers and corrupt tendencies.

    The statement added that there was no better time than now to expose, block loopholes of corruption and prosecute corrupt managers in the affairs of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

    “We are not unmindful of the fact that corrupt practices have become deeply entrenched in the NDDC. But now is the best time to combat the scourge of corruption in the Niger Delta interventionist commission. President Buhari should provide the needed leadership that will resolve the intractable problem of mindless corruption in the NDDC once and for all. The president should not allow the looting of the commonwealth of the people of Niger Delta to continue”.

     

  • Akpabio exonerates, Tunji-Ojo, others from NDDC contracts award

    Akpabio exonerates, Tunji-Ojo, others from NDDC contracts award

    Our Reporter

    The Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has exonerated the Chairman, House Committee on the NDDC, House of Representatives, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and other members of the National Assembly from allegations of getting contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

    Senator Akapabio made the clarification on Monday during the probe by Committee into the allegations of financial malfeasance against members of Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC.

    It was earlier alleged by Senator Akpabio during the House Committee’s sitting that Hon. Tunji-Ojo and other members of the National Assembly were awarded most contracts of NDDC. However, this claim was later retracted by Senator Akpabio when confronted with the fact that Tunji-Ojo was only sworn in as member of National Assembly in June, 2019 and later became the House Committee Chairman on NDDC in September, 2019.

    Akpabio said, “I only said that NDDC had awarded a contract for the place of Hon. Tunji-Ojo. I don’t think NDDC has given a contract directly to Hon. Tunji-Ojo. Before you can day that, you must be sure that such contract was awarded to the company of Hon. Tunji-Ojo”.

    Meanwhile, the Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo had earlier recused himself presiding over the probe panel in a bid to demonstrate to Nigerians that he was not on a mission of vengeance and to allay the fears of witch hunt, unfair hearing and biased investigations.

    However, a mild drama had earlier ensued at the National Assembly when the Acting Managing Director of NDDC, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei slumped while being grilled by members of the House Committee on NDDC. It took the intervention of security details to revive Prof. Pondei before he was subseqyently moved to the National Assembly hospital for medical attention.

    However, a Research Director of a nongovernmental agency known as ACT, Kolawole Johnson, also testified before the House Committee. He revealed that additional illegal payments that amounted to over N6billion had been made by members of the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC from June 1 to July 17, 2020. He also revealed that chunk of the illegal payments were made by IMC of NDDC even after the House Committee had commenced its investigation into the illegal spending.

  • Why billionaires are craving for Rolls-Royce Cullinan

    Why billionaires are craving for Rolls-Royce Cullinan

    Tajudeen Adebanjo

     

    THE recent arrest of a social media celebrity, Ramon Olorunwa Abass (aka Hushpuppi) by the Dubai Police has thrown up many issues that surrounded the suspected fraudster.

    Hushpuppi’s flambouyant lifestyle has come under scrutiny as many want to know what he was doing with the millions of dollars in his kitty.

    Among the fleet of luxury vehicles in his garage, Rolls-Royce Cullinan stands out.

    He is among the few people that bought the Cullinan not long after its unveiling by the automaker.

    Rolls-Royce Cullinan is the first Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Rolls-Royce has ever produced, named after the world’s largest uncut diamond. It is an absolutely vast 4×4 and one of the most luxurious cars of any kind. It is certainly a huge departure from the luxury British carmaker, which has a long history of producing sumptuous saloons.

    In March last year, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Owuland, Dr Bolu Akin-Olugbade, took delivery of the majestic Rolls Royce Cullinan.

    Through Coscharis Motors, the auto giant marketing Roll Royce vehicles in the country, Prince Akin-Olugbade’s delivery in Lagos was used by the sole representative of the auto manufacturer to launch Cullinan in Nigeria.The Rolls-Royce Cullinan goes for N130 million.

    The Cullinan SUV looks a little like a Rolls-Royce Phantom that’s trapped inside a particularly unflattering hall of mirrors. No doubt, it is  one of the most imposing objects to spot on the road, but its enormous grille, flat sides and boxy roofline won’t appeal to everyone.

    A few contrasting silver trims on the doors, around the windows and on the wings help to disguise its colossal silhouette, but it doesn’t quite hide its size as elegantly as a Bentley Bentayga. The Mercedes G-Class pulls off the deliberately boxy look much more convincingly, too.

    The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is also popular in India. The first Indian to have the car is Mukesh Ambani.

    According to Wikipedia, Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, born on April 19, 1957, is an Indian billionaire business magnate, and the chairman, managing director, and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s most valuable company by market value.

    Ambani is the richest man in Asia with a net worth of $72billion.

    Rolls-Royce Cullinan buyers will probably never venture off-road in their new cars, but should they ever get (very) lost on the way to Knightsbridge, there are some contrasting silver protectors that’ll keep the bottom edges of its expensive paintwork mostly scratch-free.

    The buyers can choose to fit the Cullinan with either what Rolls-Royce calls Lounge or Individual seats. The former is the most practical option and comes with three rear seats that can be folded down should one ever need to carry more than the Cullinan’s 560-litre boot (600 litres with the parcel shelf removed) can manage. The car’s huge size should mean there’ll be ample head, leg and shoulder room for three large adults to sit very comfortably indeed.

    The individual rear seat option replaces the central rear seat with a drinks cabinet – complete with Rolls Royce whisky glasses, Champagne flutes and a fridge.

    The Cullinan is the first Rolls-Royce to come fitted with a touchscreen infotainment system – although one can still control it using the rotary dial on the centre console like BMW’s iDrive. Through this, one can tweak the sat-nav, adjust the set-up of the standard air suspension and access a live feed from the panoramic surround-view camera system.

    The Rolls-Royce Cullinan comes with just one engine – a 6.75-litre V12 that produces 571hp and drives all four wheels through an automatic gearbox. That ensures the Cullinan sprints to 60mph from a standstill in five seconds and will go on to an electronically limited 155mph.

    Rolls-Royce has said the car comes with four-wheel steering to make it as manoeuvrable as possible around town and air suspension to isolate you and your passengers’ backsides from the unpleasant thud of large potholes.

    Also standards are selectable off-road driving modes that alter the engine, suspension and gearbox settings to help the Rolls-Royce Cullinan deals more effectively with sandy, snow-covered and gravel-strewn surfaces. It will also wade through more than half a metre of water without risking any damage to your handmade Italian leather shoes.

     

     

     

  • 11 things to know about NDDC Acting MD, Pondei

    11 things to know about NDDC Acting MD, Pondei

    Daniel Kemebradikumo Pondei, a Professor of Medicine from the Niger Delta University (NDU) in Bayelsa, was appointed as Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on February 19, 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Here are 11 things to remember about the NDDC chief, who slumped during a probe by the House Committee on the Commission on Monday

    1. He replaced Joi Nunieh, an Ogoni-born lawyer and activist, who is the daughter of the first Ogoni lawyer.

    2. He took over the helm of affairs of NDDC on Thursday, February 20, at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.

    3. Professor Pondei obtained Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery MBBS, from the University of Lagos and later proceeded to the School of Molecular Medical Sciences, University of Nottingham for his PhD in Microbiology.

    4. He attended Federal Government College, Port Harcourt and has been a lecturer since 2001. He has been described as “an experienced lecturer with a demonstrated history in working in the research industry”.

    5. Pondei described himself “as skilled in epidemiology, life sciences, data analysis, programme evaluation, and lecturing,” on his Linkedin page.

    6. He delivered the 36th lecture series of the Niger Delta University on April 17, 2019 with the topic, “Viruses: Ignored, Neglected, Poorly Understood with resulting devastating consequences”.

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    7 Pondei has considerable academic administrative experience, having been Acting Head, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, and Acting Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Niger Delta University.

    8. The former chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Bayelsa chapter was chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association National Committee on Research Grants.
    9. He is a member of the Board of the Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme (BHIS) representing public interest. He has published widely and has special interest in infectious diseases.

    10. Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, and his team on July 16, walked out on legislators investigating the alleged N40 billion irregular expenditure in the commission.

    11. On July 20, He slumped on the floor of the House during the ongoing probe of the Commission by the House Committee on NDDC.

  • Pastor Ize-Iyamu’s Simple Agenda and the Whining of Don Pedro Obaseki

    Pastor Ize-Iyamu’s Simple Agenda and the Whining of Don Pedro Obaseki

    By John Mayaki

    In Edo State, there are not less than ten parties going to contest for the gubernatorial position, a seat currently held by the outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki. Out of these over a dozen parties, two leads this race that by character and quality, is not for the faint-hearted. However, between these two leading parties, the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party, one has clearly emerged the people’s choice and it is for some reasons.

    The All Progressives Congress has become the most popular and accepted party in Edo politics of today. This is made more significant given the fact that Godwin Obaseki, the outgoing governor, who recently in the past month left the party and secured the PDP candidature cannot match the popularity and relevance of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu despite the pecks and privileges of incumbency.

    Having been in the pole position of state leadership for the past four years, it is expected that Obaseki must have had glorious achievements on which his campaign for reelection will be based. But, without mincing words, he doesn’t and that leads to the raging issues going in Edo for the past few weeks. A campaign of calumny, a party so reckless to enter a campaign without official strategy, a party devoid of direction and true leadership. A party that its candidature was bought like an article in a bazaar.

    For this reason, the people having seen the emptiness of PDP and Obaseki, have given their ears to the man who has something to say, who has a direction he is pointing the people to look—and now the people are cheerfully looking and listening. Weekly, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu brings his manifesto, The Simple Agenda, to the same place all Edo people can be found, to the same place where Obaseki and cohorts throw muds: the social media. Now he has the attention of the globe and even an Edo man even in Yemen or Afghanistan, Oman or Burundi, just with a few clicks on the mobile, can listen to his incoming governor and feel the vibe and hope of home and bright future.

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    Always in want of attention but bereft of innovation to court and get it, Obaseki and his obscure PDP frays in oblivion, seeking any means, horrible or irrational, desperate or hopeless, to get the same attention. And so, in their trademark thoughtlessness, they felt the best way is to throw themselves into the party of the enemy. This way, they begin the laughable propaganda that The Simple Agenda does not belong and is not the idea of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. But it is not a thing to worry about, rather a situation to glory in because this is what happens when your manifesto is so good, so excellent that in reaching the global audience, your opponent begins to discuss it too, forgetting theirs (if they had any).

    But as they discuss this wonderful manifesto, they help popularize it, and they equally speak it into reality because come September, the Simple Agenda becomes Edo State’s working guide. However, the great misfortune of this whole drama is the unfortunate denigration of quality opposition. In Edo, it is sad that the PDP cannot provide solid opposition where candidates of the leading parties will test their hammering ideologies against the anvil of fierce debates. And historically, through socio-political debates, weak and impertinent ideas wither away, and in a Hegelian dialectic style, new ideas are born and the society at large benefits. But with the infantile, headless merry-go-round of the PDP, Pastor Ize-Iyamu and the APC will have the stage alone and must now be the one to constructively criticize and debate their own ideas. Sad.

    Of course the accusation is still in the public but for how long shall we entertain the rants and lamentations of a people without vision, thought, and substance? In the same public domain is the answer and proofs that is all needed. In Amazon, is a copy of The Simple Agenda, published in 2016 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, USA. The document is duly credited to the true owner and mastermind: Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. And when they whine and turn the other side, conflating the interviews of Pedro Obaseki, we equally find the same man in an interview where he clearly, without jumbles, stated that the Manifesto is a property and brainchild of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

    All the noise is too much ado about nothing and nothing is PDP.

  • Collapsed bridges cuts off 16 A’Ibom communities

    Collapsed bridges cuts off 16 A’Ibom communities

    Bassey Anthony, Uyo

    Sixteen communities in Ikono local government area of Akwa Ibom State have been cut off as a result of the collapse of two bridges, which linked them to other parts of the council area.

    The bridges are Nkwot Ikot Nseyen – Nung Ukim bridge and Iton Ikot Ito – Iton Mmong bridge.

    Worried by economic and social damage caused by the collapse, the lawmaker representing Ikono State Constituency in House of Assembly, Mr. Asuquo Udo, appealed for urgent intervention of the State Government.

    Udo raised the concerns on the floor of the House by way of motion titled: Collapsed Bridges In Ikono State Constituency: Urgent Call For Government Intervention”.

    In a two-prayer motion presented during the plenary session, Udo prayed the House to “urge Akwa Ibom State Government to direct relevant agencies to intervene by taking steps to inspect the broken down bridges.”

    He also urged government to ensure that remedial measures are immediately taken to enable pedestrians access between communities and “to avert any loss of life”.

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    The lawmaker said the people of Ikono are predominantly traders and farmers who rely on access roads linked by bridges to transport their goods and services to neighboring villages and markets in order to earn a living.

    The affected 16 villages, according to Udo, are Nkwot Ikot Akpa Isiak, Ikot Ette, Ikot Umoessien, Nkwot Nko, Ikot Enie, Ikot Okpo, Ikot Nseyen, Nung Imo, Ikot Idomo, Ikot Obio Ata, Ikot Udo, Obio Ediene, Etip Ediene, Iton Ikot Ito, Iton Mmong and Nnung Ukim.

    The lawmaker sympathised with residents of the two communities of Itong Mmong and Iton Ikot Ito who traverse Ini Local Government Area to access other communities in the locality due to the collapsed bridges in Ikono State Constituency.

    He expressed worry that if urgent steps were not taken by relevant authorities, it may result in countless accidents leading to loss of lives and our students may be unable to attend schools in nearby villages on resumption.

    Speaker Aniekan Bassey committed the motion to House Committee on Works and Transport for assessment of the affected bridges and present possible recommendations to the House.

  • Bayelsa grants tax reliefs to businesses, individuals

    Bayelsa grants tax reliefs to businesses, individuals

    Simon Utebor, Yenagoa

    As part of the incentives to cushion the impact of coronavirus on businesses, individuals and households in Bayelsa State, the Board of Internal Revenue said Governor Douye Diri has approved reliefs for taxpayers in the state.

    The Executive Chairman of the board, Dr Nimibofa Ayawei, made this known yesterday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.

    Ayawei said the deadline for the submission of Form A for employees and annual returns in accordance with Sections 41 (3) and 81(1-3) of the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) 2011 as amended, for companies and institutions operating in Bayelsa, had been extended to September 30, 2020.

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    He also said there was a waiver of penalty and interest until August 31, 2020 for all outstanding Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) remittances.

    He further said there was a waiver of penalty for all outstanding tax issues up to December 2019, for which the undisputed amounts were paid within 30 days post inter-state lockdown.

    Ayawei added: “There is 50 per cent discount on the Personal Income Tax Assessment from the informal sector in the year 2020 as contained in the Minimum Harmonized Tax Rates in Bayelsa State.

    “Also, there is 35 per cent discount on Pool Betting Tax for 2020.”

  • N’Delta groups declare ‘Operation show constituency projects’

    N’Delta groups declare ‘Operation show constituency projects’

    Shola O’Neil, Regional Editor, Port Harcourt

    Niger Delta youths from 15 youth organizations across the nine states of the region have called on their representatives in the National Assembly to account for funds appropriated for constituency projects.

    The Niger Delta Peace and Development Advocates and 14 other youth groups, took the decision at the end of a regional meeting held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, last weekend, amidst the NASS probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission, and the latter’s release of its payment report.

    They said, “Investigation by NDPDA fact-finding team showed that instead of expending the money on projects that will better the lives of people in their constituencies, the bulk of it goes into equipping the lawmakers’ political war chests.”

    “This often happens in order to remain relevant in their various constituencies. At times, instead of whole communities benefitting, only loyalists of lawmakers enjoy part of the funds.”

    A copy of the resolution, which was made available to The Nation said, “Operation Show Your Projects” by NASS was in response to alleged fraud N40bn probe of NDDC by lawmakers.

    “We urge all NASS members from Niger Delta Region to go back to their constituencies to track projects they have achieved and also the projects that are not yet achieved in this OSYP.” NDPDA’s President and Secretary, Comrades Kelvin Ebi Thomas and Jude Taunu, said.

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    Other groups led by Hon Uzor Raymond Okafor, Mrs Revival Ogbuagha and Victor Amadi-Mati, who signed on behalf of Youths of Positive Change in Niger Delta, Women for Positive Change in Niger Delta and ND Youth Ambassador Forum respectively, insisted that funds for constituency projects must be transparently utilised.
    “We want our Lawmakers in NASS to come and show the good people of the region their track records in development and empowerment of the people that voted them in. Constituency Projects are projects nominated by lawmakers to be implemented in their various constituencies by the Federal Government which are captured in the annual national budget.”

    “While members of the National Assembly nominate these projects, it is the executive that is mandated by law to implement them in its entirety. Like every other legislative houses, the National Assembly has had a fair share of controversy but one that constantly makes an appearance is the issue of corruption is the handling of constituency projects funds.”

    “As front liners/stakeholders in Niger Delta Region, we therefore urge all our Lawmakers in NASS to emulate the transparency stand of the Prof. Pondei Kemebradikumo led Interim Management Committee of NDDC for coming out to publish the list of all payments made between February 20 and May 5, 2020.”