There were indications on Saturday that the Senate ad hoc committee currently probing the alleged reckless spending at the Niger Delta Development Commission will go ahead with its assignment despite
the temporary closure of the agency’s headquarters in Port-Harcourt,A member of the Senate panel, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity on Saturday, lamented the death of the acting Executive Director of the NDDC, Ibanga Etang, who died on Thursday.
A member of the ad hoc panel from the South – East geopolitical zone who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity said, “The Senate has given us an assignment and we must deliver on our mandate. But the Chairman of the Senate ad hoc committee. Olubunmi Adetunmbi, told our correspondent on Saturday that he was not in a position yet to determine whether the closure of the agency’s headquarters or the death of one of its directors would warrant the extension of the duration of the probe.
Adetunmbi asked the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Bureau of Public Enterprises, all previous boards, the current and previous interim management of the NDDC to also submit their responses in writing. Meanwhile, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, which also carries out oversight functions on the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the NDDC and the Presidential Amnesty Office, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, confirmed to our correspondent on Wednesday that the Senate ad hoc panel had commenced its work by sending invitations to necessary stakeholders, demanding written explanations from them.
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