Reps summon Pondei, Nunieh, Alaibe, others for fresh probe in NDDC

…House Committee on Public Accounts invites past and present NDDC officials for clarifications on the probe

The House of Representatives has invited former and present officials who have managed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in a new investigation to clarify their alleged parts on the billions of naira misappropriated at the Commission.

The past and current managing directors of the NDDC are to appear before the House Committee on Public Accounts to help the House in expounding how certain funds kept unaccounted for in the managements at the NDDC.

 Hon. Wole Oke-led Committee will be expecting former NDDC MD, Timi Alaibe (2007 – 2009), Nsima Ekere (2016), the immediate past acting MD, Dr. Joi Nunieh, and MD of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) to appear before it for questioning.

Others who are previous MDs and Director and board members summoned for investigation are Dr. Osato Arenyeka (2011); Dr. Christiana Atako (2013); Bassey Dan-Abia (2013); Ibim Semenitari (2015); Prof. Nelson Brambaifa (2019); Chris Amadi and Dr. Enyia Akwagaga (2019).  

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The summon of the past and present NDDC executives was issued by the House Committee on public Accounts through the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation on the accounts of the NDDC.

The National Assembly has been probing the financial scam at the NDDC, but the new invitation issued to the officials was coming out as fresh allegations, due to the incompetence of the current IMC to answer some questions raised in the ongoing probe.

It was gathered that the Auditor-General raised some questions that bordered on 2008 – 2012 and 2013 – 2018 reports, as submitted to the House Committee.

The fresh allegations involved others like Beniah Ojum, Late Power Aginigha, Chibuzo Ugwuoha, Esoetek Etteh, Christian Oboh, Edikan Eshiet, Mr Kombowei, Tuoyo Omatsuli, Henry Ogiri, Samuel Adjogbe and Mene Derek.

Meanwhile, the Committee in the reports submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari, asked for the sack of Pondei-led IMC.