Senator Godswill Akpabio

NDDC: Akpabio Appeals To Protesting Ijaw Youths For Peace

May 28, 2021 12:58 pm

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to the protesting Ijaw youths to sheath their swords and allow peace to reign.

Recall that the Ijaw Youths Council had on Thursday staged a nationwide protest, shutting down all the NDDC offices in the country in demand for a constitution of substantive NDDC board members.

The Minister, according to a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary Anietie Ekong and issued to our Correspondent in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, on Friday, immediately met with the angry youths and appealed for calm.

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I Never Made 60 Percent Statement – Akpabio Makes U-Turn

July 23, 2020 12:13 pm

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has made a u-turn, saying that he never said lawmakers got 60 percent of the contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who announced the receipt of Akpabio’s response, said the minister claimed to have referred to old contracts awarded by the NDDC which had not been paid for and some of which were part of the constituency projects of the lawmakers.

Gbajabiamila said Akpabio’s response would be referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges to look at the merits of the minister’s arguments.…

NDDC: Akpabio Clears Air On Missing ₦40b

July 15, 2020 9:44 am

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has cleared the air on the allegations of missing ₦40billion.

Nunieh on Monday raised a fresh allegation against Godswill Akapbio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

Among other claims against the Minister, Nunieh alleged that Akpabio attempted to inflate the NDDC budget during her reign as Managing Director.

Nunieh disclosed that Akpabio ordered her to include some projects from the refugee commission in the budget of the NDDC.

The former NDDC boss alleged that N40 billion of NDDC funds was squandered under Akpabio’s watch.

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Former NNDC MD, Nunieh Makes Damning Revelations About Akpabio

July 12, 2020 3:32 am

Former Acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh has made some damning allegations against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

The former Acting MD addressed the press after she appeared before the Senate ad hoc Committee investigating NDDC.

Nunieh in the interview recounted her alleged ordeal in the hands of Akpabio before she was removed as the NDDC MD.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had in February 2020 reorganized the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), replacing Barrister Joy Nunieh with Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, …

₦40bn Fraud: Akpabio Under Pressure, Denies Allegations

May 8, 2020 3:51 pm

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied allegation of ₦40 billion fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), an agency supervised by his ministry.

Reacting in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Friday, by Anietie Ekong, Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, he insisted that there was no corruption in the agency.

He considered the prompting of Senators to investigate the allegation as an attack on the Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to manage NDDC’s affairs.