‘It’s A Wicked Lie’: Senator Urhoghide Denies Getting NDDC Contracts
Senator Matthew Urhoghide has denied claims he was awarded contracts by the Niger Delta Development Commission .
Senator Urhoghide represents Edo South in the upper lawmaking body of the country and was named by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, as one of the lawmakers who benefited from contract racketeering in reports making the rounds. According to Akpabio, a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Urhoghide was allegedly awarded six contracts by the NDDC, a claim the lawmaker has denied.The Senator on Wednesday said the claim by the Minister is unfortunate, describing it as untrue and a ploy to misinform the public and his constituency in particular.
“For Akpabio to say I have been a beneficiary is unfortunate and is a wicked lie and I just believe whatever mischief he wanted to perpetuate, I think Nigerians, through my own explanation, should be able to read between the lines” the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, told Channels Television’sThe lawmaker claimed that “Akpabio’s records are not even correct.
Out of the six contracts that Akpabio mentioned, four are street lights projects which are ongoing with the contractors not paid a dime as mobilization, Senator Urhoghide said.
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