In an effort to bring transparency to the commission,the Senate through its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, has begun a thorough investigation into alleged job racketeering rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The probe follows a petition accusing the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and the management of the interventionist agency of refusing to document the appointments of 7 job seekers from Ondo state who legitimately applied and were duly issued letters of employment to work in the commission.
Addressing journalists in his office Thursday, the chairman of the committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure (PDP Ondo Central), said the petition before his committee accused the former minister and immediate past management of NDDC of deliberately denying job seekers opportunities to work in the commission even after meeting all the requirements.
Akinyelure stated that the petition further accused NDDC officials of demanding bribe up to the tune of N2 million from job seekers to have their employments documented or have their slots sold to highest bidders.
