President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Aso Rock Villa, State House,
Abuja
May 27, 2020
Your Excellency,
NIGER DELTA BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, NDBDA: NOW A 'TWO-MAN BUSINESS'
AN URGENT CALL FOR IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENGINEERING - NDBDA; ENGR. BEN OKWONU FOR CONTRACT RACKETEERING AND INSIDER DEALINGS IN CONNIVANCE WITH SENATOR OVIE OMO-AGEGE
As a stakeholder group in the Niger Delta, we must commend your administration for its commitment in fighting corruption to a stand still in our dear country. This remains no mean feat.
However, we must bring to your attention the very brazen and high profile corruption shamelessly ongoing in the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority by the Executive Director, Engineering, Engr. Ben Okwonu in connivance with the Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo Agege, his close associates and even his family members.
Your Excellency sir, for personalities who pride themselves as torchbearers of your next level agenda to turn an entire federal agency supposedly established for the good of the entire Niger Delta people, into a family business is most alarming and smirks of hypocrisy of the highest order.
Sir, we have it on good authority armed with cogent evidence to prove same, that over 80% of projects advertised by NDBDA are awarded to personal companies of Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, that of his close associates and even immediate family members.
For Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the NDBDA is his personal property simply because he projected Engr Ben Okwonu for appointment as Executive Director, Engineering of the agency, forgetting that it was the approval and appointment of His Excellency, being deeply rooted in the betterment of the Niger Delta region, that made same possible, in the very first instance.
As expected, the slavish Engr. Ben Okwonu who feels indebted to Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has been indiscriminately awarding over 80% of contracts advertised by NDBDA to personal companies of Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, his cronies and family members - an act which has led to poor performance and derailment from approved job specifications.
This is also without forgetting how the so called Executive Director, Engineering, Engr Ben Okwonu provides confidential information to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege's cronies and associates in respect of tender bids for advertised jobs. All as a ploy to give undue advantage over and against every other ordinary Niger Deltan interested in NDBDA jobs.
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege through his personal companies; Frido Global Integrated Services Ltd, Salem CAT Limited, Elanth Nigeria Ltd and Nafro Nigeria Limited were awarded several contracts indiscriminately.
Since the Senator sees NDBDA as his private business, his brother Jimmy Omo-Agege also, through his companies Corday Global Enterprise and Fejsonia Limited has raked in over 25 contracts from the federal agency, so far. Where does this leave the common Niger Deltan contractor with no ties to the 'Distinguished' Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege?
As a cloak to cover this high profile contract racketeering, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege brandishes them as 'his constituency projects', all in a futile attempt to turn acid into wine.
Sir, in view of the open nature of this medium of communication, we are compelled to observe some level of discretion even as this brazen corruption has gone unnoticed for sometime, now.
Mr President, the list of the corrupt practices traceable to NDBDA by Engr Ben Okwonu in connivance with Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege goes on and on; and we stand ready to provide evidence if and when required.
Our simple plea, on behalf of the good people of the Niger Delta is for Mr President to urgently swing into action in order to salvage the next level mandate from reeking corruption in NDBDA.
To this end, Engr Ben Okwonu, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege and all their cronies involved in this infamous act must therefore be made to face the legal consequences of their actions.
We therefore urge Your Excellency to order the immediate dismissal and prosecution of Engr Ben Okwonu and as well prosecute Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege and their allies who were involved in the Contract Racketeering and Insider Dealings in NDBDA.
We remain unshakably loyal to Mr President and support in entirety the anti corruption policies of his administration and hope that this petition is investigated and perpetrators brought to book.
Thank you, Sir
Signed:
Comr. Jonathan Imafidon,
For, Niger Delta Renaissance Movement (NDRM)
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