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NDDC AND NASS STINK OF CORRUPTION – HURIWA

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Human Right Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the National Assembly of unmitigated corruption.

In a press statement made available to Independent onThursday, the Human Rights group lamented that the stench of corruption massively felt in the National Assembly and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is so staggering that Nigeria may need to set up an independent Judicial commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations and counter allegations of large scale heist of public fund.

According to HURIWA “Until the so called investigators at the National Assembly and the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission are investigated to ascertain the veracity and validity of the accusations of huge scale corruptions levelled by both against each other, it will be time wasting to allow neither of the tainted and heavily discredited bodies to proceed to investigate each other.
“It is ethically unjust for someone to be a judge and a prosecutor in his own case and the legal maxim that to go to equity it is imperative to do so with clean hands applies here.”

*Onwubiko
HURIWA Chairman

HURIWA called for the disbandment of both the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission and the Committees overseeing the NDDC in both chambers of the National Assembly to enable any form of forensic audits of the interventionist commission in the heavily neglected crude oil producing States of the Niger Delta Region (NDDC) and the accusations of bribery and financial inducements levelled against the National Assembly by the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to be holistically investigated.

In the statement, the group said “Indicted persons should be arrested, prosecuted and punished by the competent court of law whilst every Naira siphoned away from the Niger Delta Development Commission by either the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission or the Committees on Niger Delta Development Commission at the two chambers of the National Assembly should be retrieved and returned to the coffers of the Niger Delta Development Commission for the purpose of infrastructural development and transformations of the marginalized Crude oil producing States belonging to the NDDC catchment areas.

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Citadel of Corruption?

The statement signed by its national Coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National Media Affairs Director Miss Zainab Yusuf said “As it is at the moment, the media warfare going on by both the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission and the National Assembly’s Committees on Niger Delta Development Commission has made it imperative that all parties in the show of shame must be suspended pending an outcome of a wholly independent INVESTIGATION by a credible platform such as a high profile Judicial commission of Inquiry to be headed by a respected Jurist of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and other representatives of the civil society, the academia, the security/Defence Sector and from the Supreme court of Nigeria.

“A situation whereby there is a free for all full scale media battles by these warring parties drawn from the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission and the relevant committees of the Niger Delta Development Commission in the National Assembly, there will never be a credible investigation of either the NDDC by the so called Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission put in place by the President for the purposes of carrying out forensic audits of the commission or the relevant committees of the National Assembly which has launched a separate probe of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission over allegations of theft of N40 billion,” HURIWA stressed.

HURIWA noted that only this morning, the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, had accused the committees of the National Assembly responsible for the oversight of the Commission of working against the forensic audit ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The group quoted Mr. Pondei as alleging that the probe being embarked on by the National Assembly was distracting the Commission from focusing on the forensic audit, which all stakeholders, including Governors of the nine Niger Delta States, agreed with President Buhari as the way forward for the Commission.

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Jibrin Condemns Destruction of Political Activist’s Hotel in Kogi

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Accord Party Candidate in forthcoming gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Admiral Usman Jibrin (rtd) has condemned the attack and wanton destruction of a hotel belonging to a political activist Hon. Kabir Bala aka Okwo’ located at Ejule in Ofu Local Government Area of the state.

Reports have it that the hotel, said to be one of the best in the area, was attacked and completely razed down Wednesday night by people yet to be identified.

Admiral Jibrin in a statement to the media in Abuja, said the attack on the hotel was not only condemnable, but dastardly and unwarranted.

According to the retired Chief of Naval Staff, people should imbibe the spirit of politics without bitterness and eschew the recourse to needless violence in aspiring for positions of power.

He called on the state security apparatus to ensure an urgent and independent investigation and communicate their findings to the public to douse the tension that is building up in Kogi East.

Admiral Usman Jibrin (rtd)
Accord Party Governorship Candidate, Kogi State

The Governorship hopeful, while also calling on the State Governor, Inspector-General of Police and the Department of State Services to quickly take steps to ensure that the electioneering period leading to governorship election is devoid of all forms of criminality.

Admiral Jibrin, popularly called ‘Akpabana’ promised to bring his experience, extensive knowledge of security and universal contacts to bear on ensuring that the people of the state are safe and secure when he takes over the mantra of leadership of the state.

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TINUBU APPOINTS GEORGE AKUME, SGF, GBAJABIAMILA COS, IBRAHIM HADEJIA, DCOS

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the appointment of Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff.

Sen. George Akume
SGF

A statement by the State House Director of Information, Biodun Olajundoye said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed the appointment on Friday during a meeting with the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF),

Oladunjoye further stated that the President also named former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

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Ali Inaugurates Customs’ State-of-the-Art ‘Project Management Office’

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Customs boss, Hameed Ali (rtd), inaugurating the NCS Project Management Office in Abuja today.
Hameed Ali Inaugurates Customs’ State-of-the-Art ‘Project Management Office’

Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) on Thursday inaugurated the ‘Project Management Office’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS.

Ali, the Comptroller General of NCS, unveiled the facility, while also flagging off the ‘Modernisation Project’ of the Nigeria Customs, in Abuja.

The NCS helmsman, said that the project, though initiated by NCS, became a Presidential Initiative, noting that its deliverables will have a transformative impact on reform, restructuring, and revenue generation across NCS.

He said: “By leveraging technology effectively, NCS can adapt to changing market dynamics in trade, optimize our operations, and unlock new revenue streams, thereby contributing to economic growth and wellbeing of our citizens.

“The flag off of the Modernisation Project signifies not just the culmination of our efforts, but also a celebration of the NCS’s determination, resilience and foresight.

“…I pray that the Modernisation Project will be a milestone in our history, marking the beginning of a new era characterized by innovation, collaboration and sustainable growth.

“…Finally, I wish to urge the NCS to embrace the beauty and transformation that the coming years will bring. As we embark on this Modernisation Project,let us ensure that its impact reverberates throughout every border of our great nation”.

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