NDDC is broke, says Akpabio, demands more funds

Godswill Akpabio, the minister of Niger Delta Affairs, said the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was broke and asked that its funding be improved to enhance the infrastructural development of the region.

VAM News gathered that the commission was in the news towards the end of last year over allegations of corruption running into billions.

It was gathered that at a public hearing of the National Assembly, Akpabio had accused federal lawmakers of being beneficiaries of corruption.

The minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has demanded more funds for the NDDC. Credit: @Senator_Akpabio Source: Twitter

The Nation also reports that while speaking on Friday, April 16, at the NDDC strategic capacity building workshop in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital, Akpabio said the funding system is poor because budgetary provision for the commission is staggered and does not come as and when due.

Akpabio, who called for an amendment to the laws establishing the agency if need be, said he was determined to leave the NDDC better than how he found it.

Akpabio cited corruption, weak political and institutional governance, transparency and accountability in performance information, and lack of proper consultation and engagement with the communities and state governments among others as challenges plaguing the commission.

Akpabio stated that the current funding patterns and budgeting processes must embrace the best practices in order to achieve the best they can while asking for more funding to do even more sustainable projects and programmes.

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