N1tn DEBTS: FG begins probe, clean-up of NDDC, as EFCC seals director’s mansion

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The Federal Government has said it is currently investigating the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over debts owed contractors to the time of about N1 trillion.



The Government said it wants to access the activities of the commission with the probe as well as establish what has been happening with the huge funds sunk into it over the 17 years of its existence.

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, who stated this in Abuja on Thursday, also stated that the probe will among other things verify all projects and resources deployed to the commission since it was created in the year 2000.

This is coming at a time the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has seized a mansion allegedly belonging to a former Executive Director, Finance and Administration, of the commission, Henry Ogiri.

According to Usani, there is also need to clean up the commission over allegations that some staff are in the business of demanding for percentages before contract payments are made.

He said due to the over N1 trillion debt owed contractors by NDDC, the Federal Government is bent at establishing what happened to the monies the commission has gotten in the past 17 years.

“The region is deplorable and the question is that for all these years that resources had been allocated there, what has been happening and this curiosity leads us to research what is responsible for the situation.

“That led to the knowledge of so much debts without anything to show for it. So we are compelled by circumstances, not by our desire, to know why so much waste had taken place,” he said.


The EFCC on its part, said Ogiri’s property was seized as part of ongoing investigation of George Turnah former PA to MD, NDDC on youth development.

The property is located at 28, New Heaven Estate, off Tombia Street, New G.R.A
Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The anti-graft body stated that Ogiri is being investigated for conspiracy, stealing and money laundering.




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