President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja ordered a speedy and effective coordination among security and investigating agencies along with the National Assembly into the allegations and counter allegations of corruption rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission .
In an apparent reference to the slanging match between the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and former acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Ms Joi Nunieh, Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari, “in his reaction to the unfolding drama, which include attacks and counter attacks between and around persons, institutions, and the Niger Delta Development Commission ”, promised to get to the root of the matter.
According to the directive, auditing firms and investigative agencies working in collaboration with National Assembly Committees to resolve the challenges in the NDDC must initiate actions in a time-bound manner and duly inform the Presidency of the actions being taken.
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