We are not working for EFCC against Rivers, says CSO

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), The Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDG) has denied allegations that it was...

A Civil Society Organisation , The Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance has denied allegations that it was hired by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to pressurise the Rivers State Government on alleged withdrawal of N118bn over the counter by some of its officals.

He said the government’s reply to the EFCC that the commission was barred by a court judgement from investigating the financial transactions of the state amounted to begging the question. “The way to go is for the Rivers state government to come out clean and explain to the public its own side of the story in the spirit of both fair hearing and stewardship because the government holds all public funds in trust.

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