NDDC Probe: N1․3bn Not N1.5bn Was Paid as Covid-19 Palliative to Staff, Says Pondei
The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission , Mr. Kemebradikumo Pondei, has said that the commission spent N1.3 billion and not N1.5 billion as Covid-19 palliative on staff of the commission.
He stated: “I must have said the ‘’take care’’ of ourselves in anger, it was not N1.5 billion, the figure is N1.32 billion. On the question where in the budget that I derived power to spend the money, I will provide that answer for you. I don’t want to lie under oath.” He added that the commission had received some payments from the oil companies, but he said it was little, while adding that the commission had received about N72 billion since the interim committee came to being.
“There are 185 local government areas and each of them was budgeted for N3.46 million, allowances for coordinators in the local government area, training for the condinators, setting up of information desk. These coordinators are for people to identify the site of all the projects in the area.” The acting MD however insisted that forensic audit was ongoing, noting that the NDDC doesn’t have control over the forensic audits, saying his job was to provide enabling environment and requisite document.
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