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According to him, the management of the agency indulges in splitting contracts to outwit the minister and evade approval.Speaking before the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta in Abuja, the minister alleged that the agency spent “over N4.2 billion in a day in tranches of N49 million.”Akpabio was invited with the Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei.The minister also told the panel why Ms. Joi Nunieh was sacked as the agency’s managing director.
Akpabio, however, claimed that NDDC managers have been splitting contracts to evade his signature, saying he has no hands in the contract payments by the agency as government regulation does not allow ministers to pay for parastatals’ contracts.He said: “It is not my business to approve payment for parastatal. Where they can come to me is when the payment is above N1 billion. Even at that, I must go to FEC to get approval.
He added that nobody would have expected that the account of the agency would not be audited after 19 years of its existence. Akpabio said:”She ignored the letter written to her by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry directing her to attend a meeting of the Federal Executive Council . She felt that she is bigger than the minister because she has a bigger budget.”
“Are you asking me the benefits to National Assembly? I just told you that we have records to show that most of the contracts of NDDC are given to members of the National Assembly, but you don’t know about it. The two chairmen can explain to you.
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