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The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says that it did not divert funds to enactment the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial campaigner successful Edo State.
NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama told newsmen successful Port Harcourt connected Monday that the claims are fabrications by mischief makers.
“NDDC is alert of online reports claiming it is diverting contractors’ funds to concern APC’s run successful Edo.
“We are constrained to respond to this mendacious communicative connected imaginary diversion of NDDC funds originating from an undisclosed source,” she said.
Thompson-Wakama explained that NDDC does not concern governmental parties oregon candidates astatine immoderate level of government. She said the bureau is solely focused connected accelerating improvement successful the Niger Delta.
“The NDDC committee and absorption is present much than ever determined to positively interaction the lives of Niger Delta people.
“We impulse the nationalist to disregard the mendacious reports being dispersed by mischief makers to undermine the commission’s assorted innovations.”
The NDDC spokesperson noted that NDDC is accountable and operates with greater transparency, having precocious engaged KPMG to heighten its governance and interior processes.
According to her, the concern aims to foster a civilization of morals and bully firm governance wrong the Commission.
“We are committed to moving with stakeholders to thrust President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and fulfil our mandate successful the Niger Delta.
“NDDC is besides moving with determination authorities governments and improvement partners to make a stable, prosperous, ecological regenerative and peaceful region,” Thompson-Wakama stated.
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