The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, MNDA says it is working with the Federal government on the smooth implementation of the recommendations of the report of the Forensic Audit into the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contrary to reports in making the rounds in some newspapers.
The Ministry said President Muhammadu Buhari and the minister of the ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana are working together to implement the recommendations. The ministry therefore advised the members to disregard any contrary report.
A Press release signed by Deworitshe Patricia, director Press and Public Relations said: “The attention of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, has been drawn to a news report in Thisday newspaper of Thursday, 11 August 2022, which claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister, Mr Umana, have divergent positions on the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the Forensic Audit into the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
According to the Statement “ The news report is completely untrue and therefore misleading. There is no basis for any claim that the minister has a position on the Forensic Audit Report that is different from that of the President.
The statement concluded by saying “All stakeholders to the development of the Niger Delta region and the public at large are hereby advised to disregard the said news report as totally untrue and baseless.
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