Nigerian House of Representative initiates perjury and defamation law suit against Minister Godswill Akpabio.

Nigerian House of Representative says it is initiating a criminal complaint of perjury and civil defamation law suit against NDDC Minister Akpabio.  In a tweet this morning the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila stated:

NDDC Minister Godswill Akpabio

“Last Tuesday I issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs to substantiate his allegation that over 60% (sixty per cent) of contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) went to members of the @nassnigeria.

The Speaker further tweeted:

“I said then that the Honourable Minister owed it to himself and the country to provide evidence to support these serious allegations. The Honourable Minister has failed to respond to my request.”

Apparently, since Akpabio has not complied with the request of the speaker, the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila further tweeted:

“This morning, I asked the Clerk of @HouseNGR to engage the services of legal counsel, and instruct them to initiate a criminal complaint of perjury against the Minister. At the same time, we will instruct counsel to explore the possibility of a civil defamation suit”

Read the full Statement of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila on this matter below:

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WE ARE SUING AKPABIO - REPS

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila

Last Tuesday I issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs to substantiate his allegation that over 60% (sixty per cent) of contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) went to members of the National Assembly. I said then that the Honourable Minister owed it to himself and the country to provide evidence to support these serious allegations.

 The Honourable Minister has failed to respond to my request. Therefore, I must conclude that his statement intended solely to gaslight the nation to avoid accountability for the evident maladministration and malfeasance in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

In my time in the House of Representatives, I have held every leadership position from Minority Whip, through to Minority Leader, Leader of the House (Majority Leader) and now Speaker. I recognise that the House has not always lived up to the high expectations of the Nigerian people. As much as we still have a lot to do in that regard, I refuse to sit here in good conscience and allow anyone to assassinate the character of the House in an attempt to deflect accountability for their conduct in office. Such mendacity as was witnessed at the public hearing will not be tolerated from anybody no matter how highly placed.

This morning, I asked the Clerk of the House of Representatives to engage the services of legal counsel, and instruct them to initiate a criminal complaint of perjury against the Minister. At the same time, we will instruct counsel to explore the possibility of a civil defamation suit against the Minister.

The House of Representatives is a public trust placed in our care for the duration of our term in office. We must prove ourselves worthy of this public trust or risk the censure of history.

Therefore, we will resist every attempt to undermine this institution, whether such attempts come from within or from outside. This House will live up to the highest expectations of the Nigerian people. This is our commitment, and we will not fail.

Thank you.

God bless you all and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila,

Speaker

Who Will Bell the NDDC Fat Cat?

Who Will Bell the NDDC Fat Cat?

COMMENTARY

Icmsinc, Reports  
By Tom Okure, PhD

The truth about the alleged Corruption at NDDC is slowly coming out and we the public and Niger Delta beneficiaries are appalled about the dysfunction in the operations of the agency.

We have all heard the allegations and counter allegations from all the relevant parties of the theft and misuse of budgeted NDDC resources. The question now is how to stop the financial malfeasance and set NDDC on the correct path.

In short "how do we bell the NDDC Fat Cat?" so that in future, we the public can be sure that our dedicated and well intention resources are spent properly on planned projects in the Niger Delta.

Minister Akpabio says most NDDC Contracts are awarded to Nigerian Lawmakers

Icmsinc Reports
July 20, 2020

The House of Representative of the Nigerian National Assembly has been holding hearings designed to probe the activities of NDDC. Conference room 231 at the New Building of the House of Representative has become a venue of heated dialogue and intense dramatic moments watched my millions of Nigerians on television. The hearing was supposed to be a fact finding hearing regarding allegations and counter allegations of corruption and misappropriation of budgeted NDDC funds. However the whole process of the investigation which was supposed to last for two days was extended to four days and has assumed an adversarial atmosphere.

During the Committee Hearings and Minister Akpabio’s presentation to the committee, he attempted to absolve himself of the numerous allegations of corruption leveled against him by strategically implicating members of the legislature. In making his presentation, it became clearly obvious that the Chairman of the hearing committee and other legislators’ were deliberately interjecting into his presentation in order to stop him from talking. Nevertheless, Akpabio insisted on being heard and stated in the hearing that NNDC records shows that most of the contracts of NNDC were given out to National Assembly members.

Earlier Akpabio had challenged the approach in the hearing as unfair, noting that some people were given one and a half hours to talk while he (Minister Akpabio) was told he had only ten minutes.

Earlier also during the hearing and the interview of Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, the conditions of overcrowding and heat in the room became unbearable and caused him to suddenly slump and for a moment he was unresponsive and commotion ensued in the hearing room. Professor Pondei was later removed and taken to the hospital after the fainting episode.

. See the full Akpabio Committee Interview: Heated Dialogue As Akpabio Alleges Lawmakers Benefit From NDDC Projects



See Professor Pondei suddenly slump and become unresponsive for a moment as he was being interviewed.

Drama unfolds during National Assembly Investigation and Probe into NDDC corruption.

Drama during Committee Probe into NDDC Corruption . 

Icmsinc Reports
July 20, 2020 

During the interview of Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei he suddenly slumps and becomes unresponsive for a moment as he was being interviewed. Watch the drama unfold…..

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