Alleged N6.25bn fraud: Senate issues warrant of arrest on NDDC boss Alleged N6.25bn fraud: Senate issues warrant of arrest on NDDC boss
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For ignoring its summon four consecutive times, the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Monday, issued a warrant of arrest on the Interim Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Effiong Okon Akwa, for refusing to appear before it.
The boss of the Federal Government intervention agency for the Niger Delta region was asked by the Senate to appear before it to give an explanation on the N6.2billion spent by the Commission on COVID-19 palliatives.
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By Henry Umoru
THE Senate, Monday, issued an arrest warrant against the entire management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to appear before it for refusing to honour its several invitations.
According to the NDDC Management team, it will come and give explanation over alleged misappropriation of N6.25 billion Covid-19 Palliative Fund for the region.
The warrant of Arrest was issued against the Interim Administrator of NDDC, Effiong Akwa on Monday by Senator Ayo Akinyelure, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ondo Central Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition because the team had severally refused to appear before the Committee following several invitations.
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A management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has accused the agency of squandering N6.25billion on phantom palliatives against COVID-19 in 2020.
This is just as the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, issued final summon to the management of the commission to unfailingly appear before it on February 22 for explanations on the alleged palliatives’ mismanagement.
NDDC had under the recently sacked Professor Daniel Pondei-led Interim Management Committee ( IMC) claimed to have spent N6.25 billion on palliatives against COVID-19 last year across the nine oil producing States.
However, the Chairman of the agency’s COVID-19 Palliative Distribution Committee , Ambassador Sobomabo Jackrich , said not a dime was spent for such purpose by the then IMC of the Commission.