There is So Much Corruption in NDDC – Wike

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says there is much corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) because members are amassing wealth to contest elections in their states.

Wike made the claim during a courtesy visit by William Symington, the United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Wednesday at the Government House Port Harcourt

According to him, contrary to the claim by the NDDC that the state is not cooperating with it, the government in 2016 wrote the commission on projects that would be beneficial to the state but it failed to act.

“There is much corruption in NDDC because board members are working to amass wealth to contest elections in their states. The Managing Director of NDDC is amassing wealth to contest the governorship election in Akwa Ibom State. Contrary to claims by the NDDC that the Rivers State Government is not cooperating with it, the government in 2016 wrote the commission on projects that would be beneficial to the state, the NDDC failed to act on the list,”he asserted.

Wike also informed the ambassador that the NDDC reneged on its agreement with the state on the Mother and Child Hospital, even after the State had paid its counterpart fund of N800million. On their part, the NDDC refused to pay a kobo from its N900million contribution.

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“If the Federal Government wants NDDC to work, why appoint a Managing Director who plans to contest elections in his state? Why not appoint a technocrat?” He asks.

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