NDDC: Senate Bows to Buhari, Recognises Interim Management Committee vanguardnews
As part of being on the same page with the Federal Government on the Committee, the Acting Managing Director of NDDC, Dr. Gbene Joi Nunieh led her team to defend the 2019 Budget estimate of N346,388,921,000 based on revenue projection, representing 13 percent decrease over the 2018 Revenue.
According to her, her Committee has discovered that a particular contract was awarded 55 times, just as she said that the Committee uncovered over 55 Interim Payment Certificate, IPC of a Contract Awarded in particular state, adding that the Committee has discovered that some of the projects were not properly bidded for, adding, “We are calling on the NGOs, the local government chairmen, members of the CDC, the community will be out there during the assessment exercises.
She said, “Some contractors got awarded contracts before their companies were registered. Some of them are not registered. They have so many fake IPCs. Almost everyone you see in Nigeria, has an IPC. There is no emergency job that has the stated sum on the award letter. So, they awarded a contract without an actual sum. We have contacted the council of Quantity Surveyors and the likes to look at this projects with our teams thay we have put together.
She said, “In the case of water hisent, the amount budgeted was N800 million but what was spent was 10.3 billion.For distilting, N2 billion in the budget and what was spent was N 37 billion.” “The pressure and the blackmail that I have refused to pay money quickly, is getting embarrassing, but I know that the community stands with us. The communities are waiting for the assessment. I want to assure this committee that history will never repeat itself.
In a letter to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari and read by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the Senate, the earlier confirmed board members by the Senate should be put on hold, pending the conclusion of work by the Interim Management Committee that is carrying out a forensic Audit of the Commission.President Buhari’s letter read: “I write to intimate the Senate of the development concerning the appointment of the board of NDDC.
“Based in this and in order to allow for uninterrupted process of forensic investigation , the board appointment confirmed by the Senate has to be put on hold. In a letter read during plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, President Buhari had also requested for the confirmation of fifteen other members of the board.
According to the letter, the board members are Bernard Okumagba from Delta State, who will serve as Managing Director; Otobong Ndem from Akwa Ibom, who was appointed the Executive Director, Projects and Maxwell Oko from Bayelsa as Executive Director, Finance and Administration With the development, the Senator Nwaoboshi led Committee immediately swang into action to Screen and subsequently confirm the Nominees.
The confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs by its Chairman, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta North
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