THERE was panic at the nassnigeria on Monday when the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, fainted during an investigative hearing by the...
, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, fainted during an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Affairs.
The NDDC acting managing director had on some occasions failed to honour invitations by the committee. On Thursday when he eventually appeared, he staged a walkout, accusing the chairman of the Committee, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, of being an “accused and interested party” in the probe saga. The development forced the session presided over by Tunji-Ojo’s deputy, Thomas Ereyitomi, .into a 30-minute break.Some of the allegations read against the NDDC are:
*The spending of N790.9million as imprest; N1.9 billion on Lassa fever; N706 million on legal services; N1.121 billion on public communication.
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