Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has denied having any link with the projects done by the commission as claimed by Godswill Akpabio,
Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has denied having any link with the projects done by the commission as claimed by Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs.
In a letter to the house of representatives, Akpabio named Uduaghan alongside, former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu and former Delta State governor, James Ibori, as some of those linked to contracts awarded by the NDDC in 2018, most of which are road projects valued at over N500 million.
But reacting via a statement on Monday, Uduaghan described Akpabio’s claim as false, saying he never approached the NDDC for any project. The former governor, who was reported to be linked with the emergency repairs of Close B, Alhaji Estate & Environs, Rumuodomaya, Port Harcourt, said it is “ridiculous” to link him with a project outside Delta.
A statement from Monoyo Edon, his spokesman, read: “We want to state very clearly that the said accusation is FALSE. Dr. Uduaghan has never approached the NDDC for any contract whatsoever. It is even more ridiculous that the said contract is a road inside Port Harcourt town.
“Dr. Uduaghan has drawn the attention of the Hon. Minister of the Niger Delta, Sen Godswill Akpabio to the publication and hopes he makes a correction. Members of the public are advised to disregard the mischievous publication.”
