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Senate raises alarm over fresh NDDC s N6 25bn palliative expenditure

Share Federal government intervention agency for the oil-producing states, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is embroiled in a fresh scandal over huge fund purportedly spent as COVID-19 palliatives. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions was on Thursday informed about how N6.25billion was squandered by the axed Interim Management Committee ( IMC) led by Professor Daniel Pondei. In a petition addressed to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, Chairman of the agency’s COVID-19 Palliative Distribution Committee, Ambassador Sobomabo Jackrich, said no amount was spent as palliatives.

N6 25 billion COVID-19 palliative: Senate issues Pondei last warning to appear before committee

N6.25 billion COVID-19 palliative: Senate issues Pondei last warning to appear before committee Published The immediate past Managing Director of the disbanded Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Daniel Pondei, has been summoned to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. The summon was connected with the alleged release of N6.25 billion COVID-19 palliative by the Federal Government through its Presidential Palliative Distribution Committee to the NDDC during his time, but which the spending was unclear. The Senate on Thursday issued a last warning for the ex-MD’s appearance for explanation, due to the petition by the former Chairman, NDDC COVID-19 Palliative Committee, Chief Sobomabo Jackrich; alleging misappropriation and diversion of the palliative funds.

COVID-19: NDDC Official Accuses Management of Spending N6 25bn on Phatom Palliatives

Deji Elumoye in Abuja 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 last minute 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.

N6 25billion COVID-19 Palliatives: Senate gives Pondei, Others last Warning to appear before it

Translate N6.25billion COVID-19 Palliatives: Senate gives Pondei, Others last Warning to appear before it On By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate has given the immediate past Managing Director of the dissolved Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, and his board members the last warning to appear before. According to the Senate, the summon is for Pondei to appear before the Senator Patrick Akinyelure, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ondo Central led Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions and explain how the N6.25 billion Covid-19 Palliative released by the Federal Government through its Presidential Palliative Distribution Committee for Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was disbursed in the region.

Effiong Akwa and the NDDC

BY REUBEN ABATI The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was in the news for all the wrong reasons in the year 2020. The agency that was established 20 years ago to bring development to the nine oil-bearing communities of the Niger Delta became an embarrassment to the Nigerian government. In 2019, President Buhari had ordered a forensic audit of the agency’s accounts, a move that was hailed as long overdue by many Nigerians. This was also said to be consistent with the administration’s anti-corruption campaign. What should be a smooth administrative process however, became a battle for the soul of the agency itself. The conflict was in the shape of controversies over the appointment of a Board for the NDDC. A Board was constituted only to be suspended and replaced with an Interim Management Committee. While the President opted for Interim Management Committee and urged the team of auditors looking into the books of the NDDC to do a thorough job, the National Assembly also l

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