Akpabio’s list and credibility games - The Nation Nigeria

Credibility is a bullish virtue. It holds sway in of forthrightness that brooks no compromise by way of imputations of ulterior motivation. Where such imputations are made and they find legitimate grounds to stick

, no matter how tenuous, credibility gets mortally dented and pitched in existential battle for resonation with its audience. Ultimately, it may never win.

Akpabio, himself a former lawmaker, had penultimate week rubbed the doubt balm in the face of NASS by alleging its members were awardees of NDDC contracts. During an appearance before House of Representatives Committee on the NDDC, he told the lawmakers that the biggest beneficiaries of the agency’s contracts were “you people.

In the annexure, Akpabio named Peter Nwabaoshi, senator representing Delta North senatorial district and chair of Senate Committee on the Niger Delta in connection with 53 projects; Matthew Urhoghide, senator representing Edo South ; James Manager, senator representing Delta South ; and Samuel Anyanwu, former senator who represented Imo East in the 8th Senate .

For his part, House NDDC panel chair Tunji-Ojo denied insisting on NDDC paying contractors for 19 old projects, saying even though it was nothing illegal if he did, “I never made such request and I have challenged them to bring evidence that I told them to do that.”

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