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are fears of uncertainty hanging around the newly nominated board of the Niger
Delta Development Commission; insiders believe that powerful forces are scheming
to undermine their being sworn in for purely selfish interest. Those working to
ensure their abrupt termination or frustration are not happy that their ward is
not at the helm. Now, although the senate has cleared and confirmed the nominees
dark clouds still hovers as a powerful son of the soil who is also an influential
operative at the corridors of power appears to have put is foot down to disrupt
proceedings. The ball is now in the court of Mr. President to wield the stick
and allow the board to commence sitting by December. “If truly the welfare of
the people and the development of the region is paramount, there is no need for
these differences”, stated Mr. Kenneth Okoh a professional contractor and
leader of the South East Professional Union.
How the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan frittered away the nation’s scarce resources is beginning to spill out – despite the shrill insistence by ex-Finance Minister, Okonjo Iweala that the records sheet were clean! Information pieced together by our investigators show that several paramilitary Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior shared a record 10 billion each for the purpose of influencing the March 28 General Elections in favour of the defeated incumbent. However, things did not go down well with the ranks and file during the sharing. Outgoing Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Boss (name withheld) was said to have misappropriated the huge booty by allegedly pocketing 5 billion for himself, while declaring the other half (5 billion) as the sum total. The bone of contention was that while the rank and file received 40,000 each some key associates close to the big guns went home with a hefty slice. Causing the rumble.
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