Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he will expose corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), alleging that politicians are pressuring the National Assembly to pass the N500billion budget. Wike who spoke on Monday, during the flag-off construction of the Elele internal roads in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, said the NDDC had become a cash cow for politicians.
I Will Expose Corruption In Niger Delta Agency, NDDC, Pressure From Politicians – Governor Wike Speaks On Proposed N500billion BudgetWike who spoke on Monday, during the flag-off construction of the Elele internal roads in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, said the NDDC had become a cash cow for politicians.
Regretting that NDDC oversaw the underdevelopment of the Niger Delta area and her people, the governor said that because of the forthcoming elections, politicians had put pressure on the National Assembly to pass the N500billion budget for NDDC, when actually you could not see the impact on the people.
Wike who led the five, aggrieved five governors of the PDP, now called “G-5 integrity governors”, however, alleged that the people of Niger Delta did not experience the impact of the huge funds disbursed for the development of the area. Wike also accused the NDDC of not knowing the priorities of the people but foisting needless projects on the people.
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