Security Agencies To Investigate NDDC’s Director Death

The group, Act for Positive Transformation Initiative has called on security agencies to immediately commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the NDDC and reported sudden closure of the commission amidst corruption scandal rocking it.

The group in a statement on Thursday signed by Kolawole Johnson, Head, Directorate of Research, Strategy & Programmes (ACT) entitled “NDDC PROBE: NO COVER UP“, said that the reported death was not ordinary and smacks of purported plot to cover up alleged financial recklessness and misappropriation of billions of funds being probed by the national assembly.

The statement, however, while commiserating with the family of the deceased executive director, called on security agencies to protect the Managing Director/CEO of the commission.

The statement seen by BIGPEN reads; “We call the attention of the general public, the security agencies and President Mohammadu Buhari to the unfolding drama at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

“We had earlier raised alarm in the early hours of the day on a rumored satanic scheme to weave the death of the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the commission around COVID-19 in order for members to proceed on isolation, shut the office and frustrate the ongoing probe.

“We alerted some journalists as early as 7:30am on this dubious plan and later appeared on a National Television to warn all involved to respect the dead and halt such inhuman plot. Event this afternoon has finally confirmed this plan that was leaked to the public several hours before it was officially hatched.

“The commission has released a memo to begin the series of drama planned; from isolation to fake test and eventual fake confirmation. We call on the President to direct security agencies to investigate and frustrate every ploy in this regard.

“The late EDFA was no doubt an accounting officer, but not the chief accounting officer. The Managing Director/CEO is the chief accounting officer. All payments are authorized by the Executive Director, Finance & Administration while the final approval lies with the Managing Director. Most of the documents in our possession have both names, there is no way the other party can feign ignorance.

“We also make a special appeal to the security agencies to protect the Managing Director/CEO of the commission. We pray God comfort the families of the dead”.