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July 18, 2020
The House of Representatives Committee on Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC has summoned the Minister of Niger-Delta Affair, Godswill Akpabio to answer the allegation of 81.5 billion naira irregular expenditure in the commission.
The committee also asked the NDDC Acting Managing Director Kemebradikumo Pondei and the Managing Director of AHR Global Service limited among others to appear before it.
The decision which was reached at the ongoing investigative hearing on the alleged 40 billion naira irregular expenditure was sequel to the refusal of the officials to honour invitation to appear and respond to allegations of wrong doing.
The Chairman of the Committee Olubumi Tunji-Ojo ruled that they should appear unfailingly on Monday, July 20 to answer questions.
Earlier, the Head, Directorate of Research and Programmes, Act for Positive Transformation Initiative, NGO, Johnson Kolawole, accused that the Interim Management Committee, IMC of the NDDC of gross abuse of budget implementation process.
He stated that the Interim Committee had expended over 80 billion naira between January 2020 and May 2020 as against the 22 billion naira.