The President disclosed this at the inauguration of NDDC Advisory Committee, comprising 9 Governors of the Niger Delta Region and the Ministers of Niger Delta Affairs and Environment.
The President told the committee that these abuses of the past clearly show the need for strict and diligent oversight, going forward. He said the medium to achieve this noble objective was through the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, NDDC and the Presidential Amnesty Programme . ‘‘It is to reverse this trend that I approved, in February 2020, the constitution of a 10-Man Presidential Monitoring Committee as provided for in Section 21 of the NDDC Establishment Act.’’
Justifying the decision to inaugurate the Committee ahead of the reconstitution of the NDDC Board, President Buhari said: Speaking on behalf of the members of the Advisory Committee, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State thanked the President for inaugurating the Committee and granting the request of the governors, from the region for a forensic audit of the NDDC.