NDDC Has Done Nothing Of Note In Niger Delta – Gbajabiamila

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has done nothing to lift the region out of burgeoning poverty, despite the huge funds allocated to it.

NDDCThe Speaker disclosed this during a hearing to investigate the alleged mismanagement of funds in the system.

According to Gbajabiamila, Niger Deltans are yet to enjoy the benefits of the establishment of the NDDC.

He said, “In the over two decades since, that promise has not been kept. Despite its critical importance and the vast sums that have been appropriated by the Federal Government, the Niger Delta of Nigeria continues to score exceptionally low on many of the major human development indices.

“These statistics reflect the reality of disease and deprivation, lack of opportunity and broken dreams that is the plight of many of our fellow citizens in the region.

“It is therefore particularly disturbing and quite frankly, embarrassing that every other news report about the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) seems to centre around escalating allegations of corruption and malfeasance.

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“The purpose of this investigative hearing is to ask why the failure persists and to do so with a determination to understand the causes of that failure so that the parliament can act to redeem the NDDC and remove those factors that imperil the commission’s noble mission.

“We will examine the allegations of corruption and malfeasance that have dogged the commission. We will do so with neither fear nor favour, confident in the assurance that we have both a constitutional duty and moral obligation to ensure that the enormous sums of money appropriated to the NDDC over the years are appropriately accounted for by those whose responsibility it has been to manage this important and all too essential public trust.”Femi GbajabiamilaPhoto Credit: Twitter

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