A Niger Delta group, the Transparency, Accountability, Equity and Unity Network, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop all employment at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) until the ongoing forensic audit of the commission is completed. The group also called for a thorough investigation into the employment during the Akwagaga Enyia-led Interim Management Committee (IMC) and under the Sole Administrator, Effiong Akwa. It condemned any employment process that is not done transparently and advised against any employment during the current forensic audit of the NDDC even as they declared their support for the forensic audit. NDDC must provide a level playing field for every qualified Nigerian to apply and have the opportunity to be employed in the commission, employment into NDDC should not be done in secret,” he stated. But in his reaction, Director Public Affairs of the NDDC, Ibitoye Abosede denied knowledge of ongoing or planned employment into the commission.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 26, 2021 22:07 UTC