THE House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the letter written to the speaker, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, in which he articulated his position on the contracts reportedly awarded to members of the National Assembly. Consequently, it cautioned Akpabio to desist from spinning tales and directed him to go public as instructed and publish the names of the lawmakers as alleged. The statement read: “Nevertheless, it will interest Nigerians to know that paragraph 3 of the minister’s letter fully exonerated the ninth Assembly. “Also, in paragraph 7, the minister completely withdrew his previous statement about 60 per cent of the NDDC projects being awarded to members of the ninth Assembly. “This is, however, an allegation which has been completely refuted by Honourable Ojo and for which there is no evidence linking him,” it stated.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 29, 2020 07:07 UTC