The Nigerian Senate on Thursday urged President Muhammadu
Buhari to sack the Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei-led Interim Management Committee
of the Niger Delta Development Commission over alleged financial recklessness.
The resolutions of the Senate followed its consideration and
adoption of the recommendations of its ad hoc Committee on the investigation of
the alleged financial recklessness in the NDDC.
Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi, presented the report.
He said, “In conclusion, the committee
noted that it is difficult to find a correlation between Niger Delta community
development and cash invested in the zone. Continued cash injection in the
Niger Delta challenge issue has not worked under the various IMCs.
“It may be useful at this
juncture for the government to intervene by stepping down the EIMC (Executive
Interim Management Committee), thereby helping them leave the stage for a
properly constituted board with specific mandate to address the pains of the
Niger Delta people.”
The committee said that the
IMC should be made to refund extra budgetary expenditure of N4.923bn payment to
staff and contractors in breach of the procurement process and approvals.
Monies to be refunded by
the IMC include cost for overseas travel to the United Kingdom in the sum of
N85.7m, scholarships grants – N105.5m, union members trip to Italy – N164.2m,
Lassa Fever kit – N1.96bn, public communication – N1.2bn and COVID-19 relief
-N1.49bn.
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