The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA), Sen. Godswill Akpabio, CON, has described the Forensic Audit of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as an important project to right the wrongs witnessed in the Agency and equally provide a strong base upon which a new NDDC will emerge.
The minister stated this in a statement made available to Transport Day in Abuja.
According to the statement, Sen. Akpabio stated this at the inauguration of the last batch of 8 Forensic Auditors for the NDDC over the weekend in his office.
Akpabio charged the Forensic Auditors to go through all the nooks and crannies of the region to ascertain the activities and utilization of funds allocated to NDDC over the years.
He also urged the Forensic Auditors to come up with a report that will serve as a benchmark for repositioning the Commission and for other interventionist agencies to emulate.
Akpabio expressed optimism that the Forensic exercise as directed by President Buhari, would ensure a new NDDC that will be socially responsive and responsible to provide for the economic and infrastructural needs of the people in the region.
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In the same vein, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Babayo Ardo expressed the Ministry’s readiness to carry out President Muhammadu Buhari Agenda for the Niger Delta region.
He also commended the doggedness of the Minister in repositioning the Commission in spite of the dust raised by the process.
Ardo noted that various Committees have been set up to enhance the process with provisions made at different states offices to enable the interface between the Lead Forensic Auditor and other stakeholders.
He said the Ministry would monitor the progress of the Audit on daily basis to ascertain its progress and pledge the Ministry’s support.
In his remarks, Chief Ede Dafinone, while speaking on behalf of the last batch of the Forensic Auditors, assured the Minister of their readiness to work and deliver on the task assigned to them.
