Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

Ex-NDDC Commissioner Aiyedatiwa Is Akeredolu’s Running Mate

July 29, 2020 12:13 pm

Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday chose former Commissioner in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lucky Aiyedatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 governorship poll.

He said Aiyedatiwa possessed verifiable credentials to be his running mate.

Speaking at the swearing in of some of his aides, Akeredolu said the decision to pick Aiyedatiwa was taken after wide consultations with party leaders.

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The governor stated that the leaders of the party had made wide consultations to choose the most suitable candidate as running mate in the …

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NDDC Has Failed For Two Decades – Gbajabiamila

July 16, 2020 2:08 pm

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has stated that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has failed the region and its people for over two decades.

According to him, the commission failed in spite of the huge funds at its disposal.

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Speaking during an investigative hearing on the alleged financial mismanagement in the NDDC, Gbajabiamila stated that the people of Niger Delta are yet to benefit from the commission which was established 20 years ago.

He said; “In the over two decades since that promise

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Breaking: Reps Order Arrest Of NDDC Boss, Pondei

July 16, 2020 9:23 am

The Nigeria’s House of Representatives has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to quickly arrest and probe the Acting Managing Director (MD) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, for what it described as ‘contempt of the legislature’.

The House Committee on NDDC, has summoned the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC to make presentation at the ongoing investigative hearing into the financial recklessness at the Commission.

It was established from the previous sitting that the IMC recklessly spent N81.5bn from the coffers of the Commission from February to May 2020 without due …

Wike Warns Akpabio: No Harm Must Come To Nunieh

July 14, 2020 2:02 pm

Governor Nyesom Wike-led Rivers State Government on Tuesday warned that no harm must come to former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joy Nunieh, in the ongoing probe of the commission.

Nunieh had been engaged in accusations and counter accusations with the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who supervises the NDDC.

But the government in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, called on forces behind the probe to ensure the security of Nunieh.

According to the government, they would never support any action capable of …

NDDC Budget Padded With Over 500 Fake Projects – MD

May 27, 2020 7:35 am

Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, revealed on Tuesday that the commission’s 2019 budget was inflated with over 500 non-existing projects.

Pondei made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt.

He made clarifications on allegations of corruption levelled against the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the agency.

The acting managing director said that billions of naira was appropriated for non-existing projects.

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He said the committee made the discovery while investigating the 2019 appropriation to the commission.

President Muhammadu Buhari had in …

Our Properties Will Be Seized By Banks Over Loans – Ex-Militants

May 24, 2020 1:09 pm

Some Ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta region have called on the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to pay contractors to avoid threats of home and other property forfeiture to banks over unpaid loans.

The group also lamented untold hardship following certified completion of work without pay.

The Ex-militant leaders, under the aegis of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI), called on the NDDC to help stop the psychological pains being inflicted on contractors and commence the payment of contractors who have completed their projects under their contractual obligations, especially ”emergency contracts”.