Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, recently shared a stunning finding he discovered while serving as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. In an open discussion with Arise TV, Akpabio revealed a long-standing problem at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) headquarters that demonstrates the extent of the organization’s corruption and poor management.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
According to Akpabio, the NDDC headquarters, located on Aba Road, had been operating without a connection to the national power grid for over two decades. Instead, the building relied entirely on diesel generators for its power supply, a decision that proved both financially wasteful and ethically questionable.
The Senate President described a troubling scenario where young women were regularly seen at the NDDC office, ostensibly to supply diesel for the generators. These transactions, Akpabio noted, involved substantial sums of money, ranging from 300 million to 400 million naira per month. “You will be surprised that even the headquarters of NDDC on Aba road was not connected to the national grid,” Akpabio stated, adding, “Every month you will see all sorts of young fine girls coming for 400 million naira or 300 million naira to supply diesel.”
This arrangement, according to Akpabio, resulted in billions of naira being spent annually on diesel supplies. The irony of the situation lies in the fact that connecting the building to the national power grid would have cost less than 200 million naira – a fraction of what was being spent on diesel each year.
Akpabio expressed disbelief that such a simple and cost-effective solution had been overlooked for 21 years. He suggested that this oversight was likely intentional, hinting at a deeply entrenched system of corruption within the organization.
The Senate President took pride in addressing this issue before the end of his tenure as Minister. “Before we left there, I made sure it was connected to the national grid,” he stated, emphasizing his commitment to rectifying the long-standing problem.
