OpEd: NDDC: Who Is Afraid Of NGRPresident’s Order For A Forensic Audit? By Francis Udoka Ndimkoha | Sahara Reporters One can easily deduce that someone, somewhere is dead-scared of the outcome of the NDDCOnline Forensic Audit, and can do... READ MORE:
The Niger Delta Development Commission was established in the 3rd Quarter of the Year 2000, under the Act No.6 of the National Assembly which provides for the repeal of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Areas Commission Decree 1998. This bold move was geared towards a re-organized management structure for an effective commission by the Federal Government, in favour of the oil producing areas of the Nigeria, otherwise referred to as the Niger Delta region.
President Muhammadu Buhari chose to rejig the commission after several scandals and petitions bothering on fraud, but decided that it will be worthwhile to know the history of funding of the commission, so as to chart a course for the future. This resulted in the forensic audit of the 19 years of the commission, which, of course, includes the first four years of the Buhari administration.
Obviously, the forensic audit will expose contract padding and duplication, multiple contracts by selected folder companies, shady and underhand dealings of colluding civil servants, including those who resort to petitions when affected by routine transfer, from the “juicy” Headquarters among other anomalies.
Apart from these consultancy contracts, most of these legislators, especially those heading the various committees on NDDC and Niger Delta, in the National Assembly, allegedly have several funny contracts, to their name, most of which are fully paid for, but never executed. A certain Senator from Delta state and a House of Reps member from Ondo State were fingered in this regard. Yet these contacts are an annual feature in the budget of the Commission.
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