The Federal Government has begun the implementation of some aspects of the forensic audit conducted on the financial and operational activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, disclosed this while responding to questions at a press conference he addressed at the end of a two-day retreat organized by his ministry.
He said the aspects of the report, bordering on criminality, had already been referred to appropriate agencies for appropriate actions.
The minister added that the Ministry of Niger Delta Affair does not have enough funds to immediately liquidate all the debt owed contractors to the NDDC, pointing out that when it finds it possible to settle the liabilities, it would start with those who have delivered their task.
Answering a question on the implementation of the forensic audit report, which he said was received on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Umana said the process of reviewing, evaluating, and offering recommendations on the implementation is in the final stage and would soon be made public.
“The report was received on behalf of the President by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the President had then directed that the report should be reviewed, evaluated, and appropriate recommendations are made for further actions.
“The reports, I must say, already were sent to relevant agencies of government for the implementation of some of the aspects, especially aspects that border on criminality. So those aspects are already being handled by those agencies of governments.”
