Niger Delta groups have urged the Federal Government to make the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) publicly available.
Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio had disclosed last week that the long-awaited report of the audit which started in 2019, had been submitted by a team of auditors.. Akpabio also gave assurance that the document would soon be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The groups, including the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), said at the weekend that every aspect of the report should be published.
They also challenged the Presidency to muster courage and ensure total transparency in presenting all aspects of the report to the public without fear or favour.
The other groups are Ikwerre People’s Congress (IPC) Worldwide, Itsekiri Liberation Group (ILG), Ndokwa Neku Union ( NNU), Urhobo Progressive Union ( UPU), and Movement for the Survival of Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND),
PANDEF, through its Spokesman, Ken Robinson, expressed concern that the protocols for the presentation of the audit report might cause another delay, all to the detriment of the people of the Niger Delta.
His words: “We might have a situation where they say that they would study it(report), perhaps set up another committee to study it, that’s the way they may go about it. just to delay it and perpetuate the interim leadership. These will be to the detriment of the people of the Niger Delta.”
