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NDDC Says It Spent N81.5bn In 8 Months — Not 7
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has debunked allegations and report that it spent the sum of N81.5 billion in seven months.
Making clarification on the report, the commission said the sum was spent within eight months and not seven as it is being touted.
The commission made this known In a series of tweets on Sunday.
It explained that the sum was spent by two interim management committees (IMC) between October 29, 2019 and May 31, 2020.
The commission said if the television station fails to retract its report, it would take it up with the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
NDDC express dismay at what it described as falsehood.
“It’s false to say NDDC mismanaged N81.5 billion between Jan and July 2020. Truth is that [the] sum was spent by two Interim Management Committees of the NDDC between October 29, 2019 and May 31, 2020, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria,” it tweeted.
“We are appalled that TVC could descend to propagating falsehood.
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“We hereby demand that TVC recants, otherwise we’ll be compelled to take their misdemeanor up with the National Broadcasting Commission.”
The house of representatives is currently probing the commission for mismanaging the aforementioned sum.
A breakdown of the spending as released by the lower legislative chamber showed that the commission spent N1.3 billion on community relations; condolences, N122.9 million; consultancy, N83 million; COVID-19, N3.14 billion; Duty Travel Allowance (DTA), N486 million; imprest, N790.9 million, and Lassa fever, N1.956 billion.
Other expenditures are: legal services, N900 million; maintenance, N220 million; overseas travel, N85.6 million; public communications, N1.121 billion; security, N744 million; staffing-related payment, N8.8 billion; stakeholders engagement, N248 million.
The investigation by the house commenced after the senate concluded its own probe last week.
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