Wike vowed to resign from his position if the report is made public and does not indict Amaechi.

Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television on Friday, July 4,in Abuja, Wike responded to corruption allegations leveled against him by Amaechi. He alleged that Amaechi’s wife received N4 billion monthly from the NDDC to train Niger Delta women.

“Amaechi’s wife was never an industrialist. That’s why I call on Mr. President to release the forensic audit of the NDDC,” Wike said.

“Her company received N4 billion every month to train Niger Delta women—that’s N48 billion in one year alone. The forensic audit report is there. Who buried it? Malami, the former Attorney General.

“I plead with Mr. President to help Nigerians by releasing that document. If the report does not confirm what I’ve said, I will resign as Minister of the FCT. I don’t worship office.”

Wike added that he was not declaring the audit infallible but insisted it should be made public. “Let Nigerians see the report. That is how Amaechi’s wife became an industrialist—N4 billion every month,” he said.

The FCT minister also questioned Amaechi’s academic credentials, calling them below average. He dismissed Amaechi’s claim that a senator gave him a Rolls-Royce that he does not use, alleging instead that the luxury car came from a contractor handling nearly 90% of projects in Rivers State while Amaechi was governor.

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Both the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta screened Onochie on Thursday alongside 13 others for the NDDC board roles.

Buhari had written to the Senate requesting the Upper Chamber to confirm the appointment of the Chairman and Members of the commission’s board in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2)(a) of the NDDC (Establishment) Act.

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The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday, at the plenary read the nomination letters sent to the senate by the president naming 14 others as members of the board.

Onochie is currently the Special Adviser on Social Media to the president.

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‘’The evidence so far is that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. is well-informed of what is expected of him and he is rising to the occasion admirably’’

At a meeting in Owerri, the youths commended Akpabio for giving priority to the basic infrastructure like roads, electricity, education, drinking water, health, land reclamation, construction of jetties and canalization.

‘’Senator Godswill Akpabio is offering permanent solutions to the Niger Delta problems. He is giving succour to the afflicted, building bridges of friendship across the region and giving the people a sense of belonging’’.

The youth leaders spoke on the 3 per cent contribution of oil companies from their annual budgets to NDDC, the huge debt owed the commission by International Oil Companies, IOCs, operating in the region, Akpabio’s doggedness and sincerity and the financial resources to meet NDDC recurrent and capital expenditure,

In an address read on behalf of Youth Groups in the Niger Delta by the President, Coalition of Progressive Niger Delta Youths (CPNDY), Mr Chukwuma Nwabueze, the youth leaders praised Akpabio for properly and efficiently managing the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

They also applauded the former governor of Akwa Ibom State for galvanising the people into lending full support to the government in the campaign to transform the region.

‘’Godswill Akpabio’s strategy of development is aimed at breaking the ground for a dynamic growth of the Niger Delta’’

The youths emphasised proper coordination, distribution pattern of projects across the nine states of the region and completion of some abandoned projects.

They cautioned that there was great danger in constituting the NDDC Board

‘’Our attitude to the call for the constituting of the board for the Niger Delta Development Commission in 2021 is one of extreme caution. We also urge President Muhamadu Buhari not to yield to the temptation of constituting the NDDC Board now’’

The youths also highlighted the on-going East West Road project, the 1050 bed hostel in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, human capital development, skills acquisition centres in all the 9 states of the Niger Delta and the132kv substation in Ondo state, which will supply power to about 5 local governments.

‘’The good people of the Niger Delta have suffered from the myopic advice of The Ijaw Interest Advocate (IIA). We feel strongly that Mr Musa Saidu is a busy body that chose to cry where there is none. We urge the general public to disregard the lies, rumours peddled by the Izanzan Intellectual Camp, Saidu and other unpatriotic elements’’.

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Recall that last week Thursday,Pondei walked out of the panel citing the alleged involvement of the Chairman of the panel, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in the corruption at NDDC.

On Monday, Pondei was seen ‘slumping’ during the probing as officials present tried to help him regain consciousness by opening his mouth and providing first aid for him. He thereafter regained consciousness.

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Police officers had stormed the home of the former Interim Chairman of NDDC, Joi Nunieh at 3, Owuru Creek view, off Herbert Macaulay Street, Old GRA, Port Harcourt.

Governor Wike’s visit was predicated by the invasion of the residence of Nunieh by officers of the Nigerian police force early Thursday.

Undermine Gov. Wike at your own peril. Joi Nunieh leaves now for Abuja.
Godswill Akpabio this is what bad politics has turned you into? What a shame! pic.twitter.com/cNfWbtSpcA

— Geru Omereji (@supergirlwcw) July 16, 2020

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