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NIGERIANS are yet to hear the last over the allegation and counter-allegation of corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Senator James Manager, representing Delta-South Senatorial District, has denied receiving contracts from the commission during and after his chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs.
In a statement on Monday, July 27, Manager said he was ready to clear his name from the allegations. He also threatened to sue Cairo Ojougboh, executive director projects of the commission for defamation.
“I sincerely wish to react as follows: That my tenure as chairman of Niger Delta Committee in the Senate effectively ended in 2015. That ever since then, I have never visited NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt or any of its branches.
“That NDDC never awarded any contract to any company owned by me. That I do not know of any company owned by me that has ever gone into bidding for government jobs anywhere in the world. (This may come to many as a surprise, but that is the gospel truth),” he said.
Manager, therefore, challenged Ojougboh to prove his allegations by providing evidence. “Those, who are alleging to defame me must be aware of the consequences. That in the interest of the gullible innocent public, the authors led by the said Dr. Cairo Ojougboh or any other person should provide among other things the following please;
“(A) detailed description of the said jobs. (B) names of companies (C) payments already made and to whom? (D) job performance (E) The Directors as they appear in the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). That I sincerely in the name God request for proof of evidence. This is a very simple minimum demand.”
Realnews recalls that Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta Affairs, had in a letter addressed to Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, named Manager as one of the lawmakers, who received six contracts from NDDC.
– Jul. 27, 2020 @ 14:45 GMT |
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