The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has quizzed top management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over allegations of various acts of corruption such as diversion of funds, procurement fraud and misappropriation of the agency’s Covid-19 funds.
A statement released on Saturday August 29 says some directors of NDDC were interrogated at the Commission’s headquarters recently, after months of intelligence gathering following the receipt of petitions from Nigerians on the alleged illegalities and contract fraud by some officials of the agency.
According to the statement, top officials of the agency are being investigated for their complicity in an alleged diversion of N5.474 billion meant for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers handling the Covid-19 pandemic in the nine states of NDDC.
”The Commission is also investigating the payments of millions of naira to staff of the agency for foreign trainings during the Covid-19 full lockdown which were never attended, as well as the non-payment of entitlements to students on foreign scholarships.
Other allegations being investigated by ICPC include the selling of back-dated contract award letters for projects and awards of contracts that were not captured in the budget of the NDDC.
ICPC had already retrieved relevant documents with which to continue investigations towards the recovery of diverted funds and prosecution of breaches of the law.” the statement read in part
Nice
God will punish those who divert money meant for the development of Nigeria
God will so much punish then
This type of is in this country and we are still hungry
meant for the development of Nigeria This is wrong
This’s wickedness
One they will surely pay for all tjid
meant for the development of Nigeria This is wrong
meant for the development of Nigeria This is wrong
We have so much money in this country Nigerian God help us to survive in this country
They are people who can do great things
meant for the development of Nigeria This is wrong
Bad news sha, I really think Nigeria government should look on this issue
Wahala embezzlement of finance everywhere
This type of money is in this country and we are still hungry God why
Corruption in this country is something else.
God will so much punish then
Meant for the development of Nigeria this is wrong
They must have used the money for something else
I hope it sees the light of the day.
Ahhh that’s a huge amount
Ahh this is wickedness
meant for the development of Nigeria This is wrong