The former IMC acted on a demand by the House of Reps to publish name's of it members who are directly or indirectly involved in NDDC contract, the list which have the Delta serving senators and Federal House of Reps member amongst other notable politicians as major beneficiary of NDDC project's
However, the affected person's has been mute over the issues and none of the name mentioned has approach law Court to seek redress which has continued to generate mixed reactions amongst concerned Deltans asserting that any claims not counter or further counter is deemed as admissible evidence or facts in issues""
Our reporter who went round some parts of the state during the weekends reveal that the abandoned NDDC multi million Naira Cottage Hospital, two Staff Quarter Building, Construction of Road & Drainage Project in Abari Community, Patani LGA of Delta State is yet to take a new face.
This projects were capture in NDDC 2012 budget.. The health facility have over grown weeds and the contractor is yet to return to site till date after allegedly collected over 80% of money meant for the job including mobilization and have since absconded.
It would be recalled that Speaker Gbajabiamila has given the Minister supervising NDDC a 48hr ultimatum to name members of the National Assembly whom the committee accused of collecting contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) or be ready to proof his allegations at the law court.
As demanded by the House leadership, Akpabio, through the NDDC in his letter of response had listed the names of contract beneficiaries, but to the consternation of Nigerians, rather than read Akpabio’s response at Plenary, the speaker chose to paraphrase it, concealed the names of contracts beneficiaries, but chose to send the letter to the House Ethics and Priviledge Committee.
However the National Youth Council of Nigeria, armed with the Minister’s response presented the document to the media in Abuja, and expressed disappointment that the Speaker of House of Representatives, Gbajabiamila, refused to disclose the list of federal lawmakers who benefitted from the contracts awarded by the (NDDC) at plenary.
According to the document, Akpabio listed Nwaoboshi’s name against 53 projects which included, Emergency Repairs of Asue Street, Owa Phase 2, Emergency Repairs of ldumuogbe Road via Ojemaye, Emergency Repairs of Otolokpo College Road, Otololkpo, and Emergency Repairs of Police lshu Ani Ukwu Road, Issele Uku
“They also included Emergency Repairs of old Sapele Agbor Road, Obiaruku, Emergency Repairs of Ehwerhe Obada Road Agbarho Road, Emergency Repairs of Hon. Ifeanyi Eboigbe Street Boji Boji Owa/Goodwill Street, Owa Alero, and Emergency Repairs of Ahiama Okwu to Obuocha Okwu among others.
“Also the Minister listed "Bormadi/Patani reps" Mutu’s name against 74 projects which included various emergency road projects in Delta, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, and Rivers states. “Other lawmakers that Akpabio listed projects against are, Senator Mathew Urhoghide (6), James Manager (6), Sam Anyanwu (19), and others simply identified as Ondo and Edo reps,” as contained in the letter.
“All the National Assembly members who benefitted from the contracts without executing them should be prosecuted to serve as deterrent to those who may want to follow a similar path. “It is a clear case of organised crime to have individuals who benefitted from illegality now rising to probe the fact that their illegality is being exposed.
Meanwhile, the Delta Youths Council said they were firmly in support of the Forensic Audit as approved by President Mohammadu Buhari to probe the activities of Niger Delta Development Commission since inception, because it had exposed those who had benefitted in the corruption that had festered in the NDDC..
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