News

NDDC Saga: NIDCOM Urges Akpabio To Pay Tuition Fee Of Students Stranded Abroad

Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to pay the allowances, tuition fees and other incentives of students on scholarship scheme.

Dabiri-Erewa made the call in a statement on Tuesday.

She said the settlement of the students bills have now become a matter of urgency. He implored the commission to intervene by swiftly paying other incentives of students on the scholarship scheme to guarantee their stay and education in the UK.

She said last month, she wrote a letter to Godswill Akpabio, minister of the Niger Delta affairs, drawing his attention to the plight of the students that are on scholarship.

“The commission counts on the minister’s assurances that all outstanding payments to affected students will be made,” she said.

Also Read: NIDCOM To Hold 15th National Diaspora Day July 25

“At the moment, there have been persistent calls by the students for urgent intervention.

“The deadline for payment of the fees of some of the students have expired or about to expire, non payment of their allowances have
turned many of them to virtually beggars.”

Dabiri-Erewa appealed to the Niger Delta Ministry and the NDDC to intervene urgently.

The commission had been involved in a controversy over the alleged mismanagement of resources.

While President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a forensic audit of NDDC from 2001 till date, the national assembly probed the interim management committee of the commission over misappropriation of funds running into billions.

Afolabi Hakim

A budding writer, content creator and journalist. Good governance advocate and social commentator.

Share
Published by
Afolabi Hakim

Recent Posts

BREAKING: Sokoto Villages Hit by Airstrike Targeting Terrorists, Several Feared Dead

An airstrike targeting the Lakurawa terrorist group has tragically resulted in the bombing of two…

14 minutes ago

Christmas: Pope Francis Calls For Global End To Arms

Appeals for peace in the Middle East Calls for release of Israeli hostages  Begs for…

56 minutes ago

Nigerian Govt Spent N8.73bn On Power Supply At Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja

The Federal Government of Nigeria spent N8.73 billion on airport power infrastructure in 2024, according…

1 hour ago