On Friday the House of Representative Committee which is investigating the alleged misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has summoned Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, to appear before it on Monday.
This follows the appearance of Joi Nunieh, the former Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, earlier in the day.
Nunieh showed up before the committee via Zoom conference video call.
She was scheduled to appear before the committee on Thursday, but her Port Harcourt home was surrounded by Police.
It took the intervention of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to save her from the siege and she was taken to the Government House
The House Committee is investigating alleged mismanagement of funds by the current NDDC’s Interim Management Committee (IMC).
It was reported that Akpabio had ordered his lawyer to commence legal actions against Nunieh over allegations she made against him.
The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State described Nunieh’s claims against him, as “cornucopia of false, malicious and libellous.”
Nunieh had accused the former Akwa Ibom State governor of sexual harassment, fraud, among other allegations.
