N40bn Probe: Why I walked out on Reps – Pondei
NEWS DIGEST – The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Company, NDDC, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, and his team on Thursday, revealed reasons he walked out on Reps committee probe over N40billion corruption allegation in the agency.
Recall that Mr Pondei had stormed out of the hearing on Thursday in Abuja, after accusing the Chairman of the committee Rep. Olubumi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo) of corruption.
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Addressing the lawmakers before staging the walk-out, Mr. Pondei said: “We in the NDDC is not comfortable with the Chairman of this committee, presiding over a matter.
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“He is an accused party, the NDDC has over time accused Rep. Olubumi Tunji-Ojo of different crimes against the NDDC and he has responded in the press.
“He is an interested party and we do not believe that the NDDC can have justice because he cannot seat on his own case.
“We have no issue of appearing, we appeared before the Senate ad hoc committee and as long as he remains, we will not make any presentation,” he said.
