By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation on corruption allegation against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio; and the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei.
Both are alleged to have diverted billions of public funds.
The EFCC was responding to a letter by a group requesting it to investigate Akpabio and Pondei over allegations of corruption.
In a letter addressed to the group, Foundation for True Freedom and Good Governance, led by Deji Adeyanju,
dated August 14, 2020 and signed by the Head, Economic Governance Section, Adebayo Adeniyi, with reference number 3000/EFCC/ABJ/HQ/EG/T.6/Vol4/044, titled, ‘Re: Request for Investigation of Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, and Prof. Daniel Pondei, acting MD NDDC over Corruption Allegations of Diversion of Public Funds’, it stated in the letter that it was indeed probing the NDDC and therefore called on Adeyanju to come and clarify some of the allegations.
Parts of the letter read: “We write to acknowledge the receipt of your petition dated August 3, 2020 in respect of the above subject and to inform you that investigation into the case has commenced.
“In view of the above, you are kindly requested to attend an interview with the undersigned through the O/C team six on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at EFCC headquarters, third floor.”
Recall that the leadership of the NDDC is currently being probed by the National Assembly for allegedly mismanaging N80 billion alloted to it.
