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Disregard alleged lobby to delay NDDC Board, says Commission

By Eniola Daniel
23 November 2022   |   4:58 am
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has debunked an allegation that the Commission, in connivance with some contractors, plans to frustrate the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the board of the Commission.

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) building

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has debunked an allegation that the Commission, in connivance with some contractors, plans to frustrate the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the board of the Commission.

Dr. Ibitoye Abosede, the Commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, made this denial in a statement.

The statement reads: “The attention of the NDDC has been drawn to a false and baseless allegation by a socio-cultural group, Niger Delta Alliance for Economic Survival (NDAES) to the effect that some management staff of NDDC, in cohort with some contractors, plan to frustrate the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the board of the Commission.

“The spurious allegation, published by an online news medium, claiming that the NDDC Acting Managing Director entered into ‘an agreement with some members of the Senate to continue to share the Commission’s funds,’ is false.

“The group, led by one Tubonemi Chibisi, in one breath, accused the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs of complicity in the plan to sabotage the good intentions of the Federal Government.”

In another breath, it expressed “deep respect” for the Minister and management of the NDDC.”

The statement described the group as a confused bunch of people driven by mischief, lamenting that misguided people, hiding under a non-descript group, have continued to create confusion by promoting rumour in the mass media.

“This attempt to feast on an imagined scandal fits into the mould of previous efforts by certain individuals and groups to return the NDDC to the inglorious past of corruption and mismanagement.

“As the politics and campaigns for 2023 elections heat up, it is possible that these campaigns of calumny, blackmail and subterfuge will become even more urgent and strident,” it added.

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