Some stakeholders have urged the new board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to
direct the signing of Interim Payment Certificate,IPC, for helpless and genuine indigenous contractors to enable them process their payments for jobs done in accordance with the Commission’s contractual obligations.
The stakeholders, made up of traditional rulers, youth leaders and Civil society groups, accused the Director of Project Management, Mr. Nelson Onwo, of alleged bribery and corruption, causing delay of projects in the region.
They also called for his immediate redeployment to cleanse the Commission of misconducts.
The stakeholders made the call in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday by their representative Engr. Celestine Okpara.
The statement reads “There have been numerous allegations that instead of signing the IPCs of genuine contractors, Nelson Onwo and his cohorts have allegedly been accused of selectively signing IPCs for only contractors that have either paid them or agreed to pay millions of naira or percentages for each project, while ignoring genuine contractors, this system has to change if the commission must progress.
“We urge the incoming executive management team to immediately redeploy him to save the Commission.”
They also noted that despite the over N300 billion received by the previous NDDC management in less than a year, not a single major road, bridge, hospital, or school rehabilitation project is available to showcase across the region.
The Stakeholders described the decision of President Bola Tinubu and Senator Godswill Akpabio to speed up the processes of nomination, screening and confirmation as a demonstration of the present administration’s willingness and commitment in the development of the Niger Delta region.
Stakeholders beg NDDC board to pay helpless indigenous contractors