Apparently disturbed by the deliberate refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the moribund Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, since 2019 a motion calling for the the agency’s board reconstitution was stepped down on Thursday as the promoter was unavoidably absent.
The motion entitled ‘Call to Constitute the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC): was promoted by Hon. Ben Rolland Igbakpa.
Ibakpa in his motion had wanted the House to resolve as follows:
“That the House urge the Presidency to comply with the provisions of the NNDC Act by inaugurating without further delay the Governing ‘Board of the NDDC that have screened and or confirmed by the Senate since November 5, 2019;
“That the Presidency to return the supervision of the Board of the NDDC to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for a better supervision and service delivery to the people in line with the dreams of the founding fathers;
“That the House should further urge the Presidency to make public the Report and Recommendations of the Forensic Audit exercise carried out by the Commission; mandate the Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission to investigate the income and expenditures of the Commission from the appointment of a one-man interim Administrator and report back within four.
TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that in recent time the one man show NDDC has been enmeshed in corruption laced scandals alleging the agency paid N20bn to ghost generals for security in the Niger Delta region.