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Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission
(NNDC), Mr. Dan Abia, yesterday, met with President
Muhammadu Buhari, describing as false the allegation by
the Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel
Ukura that N183.7 billion was misappropriated by the
commission.
Ukura had recently said that the NDDC had a case to
answer, following an audit report of special check on
NDDC from 2008 to 2012.
Briefing journalists after a meeting with President Buhari
at the Presidential Villa, Abia said no money was missing.
“It is only proper that we should come and brief the
President. I requested to meet Mr. President in my
capacity as the Managing Director of NDDC. I was not
summoned as reported in the media. We briefed the
President on our mandate.
“As far as the audited account of NDDC is concerned,
how many of us know that the audited account under
reference refers to 2008 to 2012? I was not the Managing
Director then. Let’s get that the facts clear.
“The second one, on not having assets, I do not know from
when to when. On principle, I came to brief Mr.
President properly.
“Let me assure you that even by the admission of the
auditor General, no N180 billion is missing.
“The Office of the Auditor General is a government
agency. We shall engage the office and proper record will
be strengthened. I said that even before the President that
no N180 billion is missing.
“Let me also tell you that I cannot be a party to contract
splitting. NDDC is a very unique institution; we have a
budgeting process.
“Those people that are now crying where were they when
NDDC was not having project up till the end of the
year,” Abia said.
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