The order came exactly two weeks after another court, the Federal High Court, also in Abuja, refused to grant SSS’ request for an order to authorise Mr Emefiele’s arrest.
NDDC: Akpabio denies giving $5million bribe to Malami
Mr Akpabio, who threatened to file a lawsuit over the report, said people who are uncomfortable with the NDDC forensic audit were behind the bribe story. 4 min read
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has denied giving $5million bribe to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and others to facilitate the appointment of a sole administrator for the
Mr Akpabio’s ministry supervises the commission.
The embattled NDDC sole administrator, Effiong Akwa, who hails from the same state – Akwa Ibom State – with Mr Akpabio, was appointed into a previous interim management as a replacement for the late director of finance, Ibanga Etang, who died of COVID-19.
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The Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio said his attention has been drawn to a piece of fake news which claimed that he paid $5 million bribe to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and others to secure the appointment of a Sole Administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
A statement made available to journalists by Anietie Ekong,Chief Press Secretary to the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs stated categorically that, “this is a piece of malicious concoction manufactured from the pit of hell by mischief -makers. It is a figment of the imagination of the author of the fake news. Senator Akpabio denies the story in its entirety. The authors of the fake news should be ready to back up their claim or face the full wrath of the law.”
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The minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Sunday, denied the allegations that he paid the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami the sum of $5 million to secure the appointment of a sole administrator for Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
Senator Akpabio, who denied the allegations, which he described as fake news, in a statement issued by Mr. Anietie Ekong, his Chief Press Secretary, in Abuja, however, threatened that the purveyors of the fake news will face the full wrath of the law.
The minister urged the general public to discountenance the piece of trash, he said was manufactured from the pit of hell by mischief-makers.
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