The Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC, Managing
Director, Mr. Dan Abia, yesterday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari for the
first time since issues of funds misappropriation to the tune of N183.7
billion was raised by the Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura,
against the commission, stating that the allegation was completely false.
Following an audit report on NDDC from 2008
to 2012, Ukura had said the commission had a case to answer.
Briefing journalists after a meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abia said no money was missing and he also dissociated himself from issues of contract splitting.
He said:
Briefing journalists after a meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abia said no money was missing and he also dissociated himself from issues of contract splitting.
He said:
“It is only proper that we should come and brief the
President. I requested to meet Mr. President in my capacity as the Managing
Director of NDDC. I was not summoned as reported in the media. We briefed the
President on our mandate.
“As far as the audited account of NDDC is concerned, how
many of us know that the audited account under reference refers to 2008 to
2012? I was not the Managing Director then. Let’s get that the facts clear.
“The second one, on not having assets, I do not know from
when to when. On principle, I came to brief Mr. President properly. “Let me
assure you that even by the admission of the auditor General, no N180 billion
is missing.
“The Office of the Auditor General is a government agency.
We shall engage the office and proper record will be strengthened. I said that
even before the President that no N180 billion is missing. “Let me also tell
you that I cannot be a party to contract splitting. NDDC is a very unique
institution; we have a budgeting process.
“Those people that are now crying where were they when NDDC
was not having project up till the end of the year.”
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