Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has pleaded with Minister of the Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio to calm down over allegation that he (Ibori) was a recipient of contracts from embattled Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Chief Ibori said he had to make the clarification for the records because friends and associates had inundated him with phone calls since Monday morning. “He is stating categorically that he never solicited for, or was awarded, or indeed executed, any contract with NDDC or any government agency, at any time, for that matter. “So, Ibori is advising Akpabio, his brother, friend and member of the former Governors Forum, to please calm down and focus on the task at hand,” his media assistant noted. “If not for the exemplary courage some of us exhibited, there would have not been an NDDC to bicker about today.”Ibori added: “Watching the level the NDDC has degenerated to is a tragedy.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 03, 2020 17:37 UTC