Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei

Acting NDDC MD Pondei Collapsed Under Guilt Of Corruption – PDP

Acting NDDC MD Pondei Collapsed Under Guilt Of Corruption – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, fainted before a House of Representatives investigative panel as a result of the “weight and shame of overwhelming collective guilt brought on him by the exposure of massive corruption” in the commission.

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Pondei collapsed while he was being grilled by lawmakers investigating mismanagement of funds up to the tune of N81.5 bn in the NDDC.

In a statement titled ‘Collapse of NDDC MD Underlines Weight of Corruption in APC’ and

NDDC Budget Padded With Over 500 Fake Projects – MD

NDDC Budget Padded With Over 500 Fake Projects – MD

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.

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

President Muhammadu Buhari had in …