Tag: NDDC contracts

Akpabio releases names of lawmakers that got contracts from NDDC [Full list]

Jul 27, 2020

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Olaotan Falade

in Niger Delta, Nigeria, Top Story

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has finally named members of the National Assembly who allegedly got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Recall that the minister had last week said some lawmakers got contracts from the NDDC, a claim which the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila…
JUST IN: Akpabio makes u-turn, denies saying lawmakers got 60 percent of NDDC contracts

Jul 23, 2020

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by

Olaotan Falade

in Niger Delta, Nigeria, Top Story

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has made a u-turn, saying that he never said lawmakers got 60 per cent of the contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who announced the receipt of Akpabio’s response, said the minister claimed to have referred to old contracts…