Waiting for Impending Opening of NDDC’s Pandora’s Box

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Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the recent order by President Muhammadu Buhari for a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission may lead to revelation of problems that were not known to exist before

It is exactly two months today since the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio assumed office. Things have happened in quick succession following the new posting of the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State. While Nigerians expected supervisors in the different ministries to settle down to work, legal practitioner, Festus Keyamo, who was assigned to serve under Akpabio, as Minister of State, was redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, while Senator Tayo Alasoadura, previously Minister of State for Labour replaced him.

The redeployment which came about one month after the ministers were sworn in was rumoured to be the result of sweltering feud between Akpabio and Keyamo, but both men denied any misunderstanding between them….



Source: Thisday Newspaper