NDDC Probe: Rep’s Speaker, Gbajabiamila Arrives Investigative Venue As Hearing Resumes

– Gbajabiamila arrives investigative venue as hearing resumes

– Akpabio is now testifying before the committee at the investigative hearing.

– The session was adjourned for one hour 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, 20 July, showed up at an investigative hearing being conducted on the alleged illegal spending and mismanagement by the Niger Delta Development Commission.

Gbajabiamila joined the House Committee on NDDC after the hearing resumed.

He said the decision by the Chairman, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to recuse himself from the probe showed that the lawmakers were out to ensure a credible exercise.

Recall that the session was adjourned abruptly as the acting Managing Director of NDDC, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, collapsed while being grilled by the lawmakers.

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The session was suspended for about one hour.

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, is now testifying before the committee at the investigative hearing.