Stakeholders in NigerDelta areas are worried over increasing petitions against Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who has been summoned by the House of Representatives, even as his supporters and opponents disagree over his travail...
Stakeholders in Niger Delta areas are worried over increasing petitions against Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who has been summoned by the House of Representatives, even as his supporters and opponents disagree over his travails, reportsSupporters and opponents of Senator Godswill Akpobio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, are currently on each other’s throat over the current allegations of corruption and misappropriation involving Niger Delta Development Commission .
The lawmakers, among others, want Akpabio to respond to the allegation that the commission spent N40bn without yielding commensurate result. “The House is also worried that the trend, if not arrested, will worsen an already pathetic situation in the Niger Delta region post-COVID-19. We also gathered that the committee was mandated “to conduct a comprehensive investigation into all procurements and financial transactions of the commission for this fiscal year to ascertain compliance with relevant provisions of the law and as well investigate adherence to the Act setting up the Commission, in the layoff and engagement of key management personnel.
The source also said the alleged layoffs and questionable replacements have been going on since the coming into office of the new members of the commission.This is not the first time Akpabio would face allegations of financial misappropriation, corruption and other misdeeds. As a very flamboyant politician, he had been at the centre of many controversies both as a governor and as a senator.
Responding to numerous media reports and commentaries on the matter, Ekpenyong said: “It should be noted that these incessant calls and smear campaigns against Akpabio started shortly before his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari as a Minister-designate and was amplified immediately thereafter.
But Akpabio debunked that claim when he said he was a man of peace that had no case to answer with the EFCC, adding that the young man who petitioned him before the commission could not prove his case. Up till date, some stakeholders are still concerned with the realities of the transfer of the Niger Delta Development Commission to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, a step by the Buhari administration his supporters say helped to unearth some underhand deals in the commission.
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