NDDC: HoR Gives Akpabio 48hrs to Publish NASS Members Awarded Contracts

The House of Representatives Members have given Senator Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to release the names of the National Assembly members who have been awarded contracts by the Niger Delta Development Commission.

Remember that the Minister of the NDDC, Senator Akpabio said on national television during a probe by a panel set up by house members that most of the beneficiaries of the NDDC awards are National Assembly members.

The investigative panel was set up to probe the corruption accusation in the Ministry on Monday, July 20.

During its plenary sitting this morning, the Minority Leader of the House, Ndudi Elumelu, said the Minister, who alleged per content of contracts from the NDDC was given to members of the National Assembly, should publish the benefiting lawmakers, especially members of the 9th Assembly.

Elumelu said the names of their companies and the contracts they got should be published or face the wrath of the House. He argued that such a statement casts aspersion on the integrity of the House and must be proven by the minister.

According to Elumelu, the Minister owes it a duty to himself, the House Committee on Niger Delta, the people of Niger Delta and Nigerians to publish the names of lawmakers who got contracts from NDDC.

Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila said should the minister fail to publish the names, the House will employ the full wrath of the law to ensure he does so.