Senators involved in NDDC graft, CSO alleges

A coalition of civil society groups on Friday in Abuja gave a graphic detail concerning the involvement of two ranking legislators from the South South geopolitical zone, in alleged contract scam with officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

The organisation said it was high time all anti-graft agencies in the country swung into action to thoroughly probe the activities of the NDDC and all contracts awarded by the commission in the past five (5) years or more.

It likened the juicy chairmanship positions held by the two legislators to an exchange of bribery and corruption between the leadership of both the Senate and House of Representatives.

President of the coalition, Mr. Bassey Etuk and Secretary, Abubakar Ahmed, at a press briefing alleged that over 67 dubious contracts awarded by the NDDC within the last five years have not been fully executed while the legislators have continued to feign ignorance because they believed that they were untouchable in the eyes of the law.

It gave the names, location and the amounts involved in 20 of such contracts and called on the anti-graft agencies to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators in the spirit of the ongoing war against corruption in the country.

The group said their findings “reveal that the Commission is riddled with different corrupt practices ranging from outrageous inflated contracts; contracts splitting; non execution of contracts for which payments have either been fully paid or substantial percentage of the contracts sums released.

“It is on record that the Auditor-General of the Federation had opened the surface of the huge corrupt practices going on in NDDC via the 2013 Audit Report.

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“The Coalition of Civil Society Groups has it on good authority that NDDC in connivance with some highly placed legislators are using their offices in the National Assembly to indulge in criminal activities via contracts scam.

“The over ten years Legislators in the National Assembly have turned themselves into legislative contractors because of the volume of contracts giving to them by NDDC collocated with unregistered companies to execute the jobs. In some cases, the contracts awarded to them are not fully executed because they believe that they are untouchable in the face of law.

“Please note that sixty- seven contracts were giving to the legislators in the space of two years”, the group said.

It added: “The money released are in billions and we are shocked that people making laws could soil their hands in criminal activities.

Some of the contracts allegedly awarded to the senators are as follows:

SN	DESCRIPTION	CONTRACTOR	LOCATION	STATE	DATE AWARDED	ORIGINAL CONTRACT SUM
1	CONSTRUTION OF RIGID PAVEMENT AT ODOROROBU/ ADOBU ROAD (PHASE II) IN PATANI LGA	ARC MARINE & CIVIL CONTRACTORS	ODOROBU / ADOBU	DELTA SATE	MAR-11	N248,457,000.00
2	THE CONSTRUCTION OF INTERNAL CONCRETE PAVEMENT AT AKUGBENE (PHASE II) IN BOMADI LGA	COMPLETE UNIT LTD	AKUGBENE	DELTA SATE	MAR-11	N246,048,000.00
3	CONSTRUTION OF AKUGBENE ESAMA OGBEINAMA ROAD	MESSRS. DEASTERN ELECT & MECH SERV. LTD	AKUGBENE ESAMA OGBEINAMA	DELTA SATE	13 –APR-11	N2,449,894,075.41
4	CONSTRUCTION OF OKPAI SHORE PROTECTION WORKS, DELTA STATE.	CAWA MARINE & OIL SERVICES. LTD	BULO NDORO	DELTA SATE	20-APR-12	N6,178,174,054.53
5	PROVISION/RAHABILITATION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHT COMPLETE WITH 600 X 600 MM CONCREATE PLINTH AT AKUGBERE AND ENVIRONS IN BOMADI LGA, DELTA	ZONATES NIG.     LTD	AKUGBERE	DELTA SATE	30- JUL-13	N200,250,000.00
6	CANALIZATION OF 1KM DDPA CANAL (LOT 2), UVWIE LGA, DELTA	PREZACOM ENGENEERING LTD	DDPA CANAL	DELTA SATE	14-JUL-14	N234,509,189.50
7	EXTENSION OF 33KV OVERHEAD LINE NETWORKS FROM OKIRIKA TO FURUKUMA COMMUNITY, DELTA SATE	KEVTRICS NIG LTD	AKUGBENE	DELTA STATE	24-OCT-14	N903,239,253.00
8	AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUTION OF CONCRETE LANDING JETTY AND WAITING SHED AWOBU PRIMARY SCHOOOL,AKUGBENE, BOMDI LGA	CRESTVIARO LTD	AKUGBENE	DELTA STATE	DEC-14	N239,500.000.00
9	AWARD OF CONTARCT FOR THE RECLAMATION / SAND FILLING OGF OGBE –IJOH, WARRI SOUTH WEST LGA (LOT7)	TEESET NIG, LTD.	TEESET NIG, LTD.	DELTA STATE	DEC-14	N951,470,384.30
10	CANALIZATION OF OLOKPOPOLO CREEK AT BOLOU –NDORO (LOT 1) IN BURUTU LGA, DELTA STATE	COMPLETE UNIT LTD	AKUGBENE	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N958,650.625.00
11	CANALIZATION OF OLOKPOPOLO CREEK ATBOLOU-NDORO (LOT 2) IN BURUTU LGA, DELTA SATE	GO- DEINSCO NIG. LTD	BOLOU-NDORO	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N805,147,500.00
12	CANALIZATION OF AKOLOBA CREEK, AKUGBE NE TOWN (LOT 10, BOMADI LGA, DELTA STAT	PRO’’’ CONSULT & ENG. SERB LTD	SEITOROU – BOLOU EKAMETAGENE	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N 978,921875.00
13	CANALIZATION OF AKOLOBA CREEK, AKUGBENE TOWN (LOT 3), BOMADI LGA, DELTA STATE	TEESET NIG LTD	AKUGBENE	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N941,049,475,00
14	LAND RECLAMATION AT OJOBO, PHASE II, (LOT 4), BURUTU LGA, DELTA STATE	HING;A INTERGRATED CONCEPT LTD	OJOBO	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N919,753.730.50
15	LAND RECLAMTION AT | OJOBO PHASE II, (LOT5), BURUTY LGA, DELTA STATE	INTER FAZE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD	OJOBO	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N920,172,617.50
16	LAND RECLAMTION AT OJOBO PHASE II, (LOT9), BURUTY LGA, DELTA STATE	NOVOMUNDO RESOURCES LTD	OJOBO	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N921,010,948.00
17	LAND RECLAMTION AT OJOBO| PHASE II, (LOT8), BURUTY LGA, DELTA STATE	TAMARAWARE GLOBAL INTERGRATED CONCEPT LTD	OJOBO	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N920,593,174.00
18	LAND RECLAMTION/ SAND FILLING OF AGUGBENE TOWN, BOMADI, DELTA STATE (LOT 6)	FEMSBASE INT’L LTD	AKUGBENE TOWN	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N809,998,050.00
19	LAND RECLAMTION/ SAND FILLING OF AGUGBENE TOWN, BOMADI, DELTA STATE (LOT 10)	FIRST MARINE & ENGENEERING SERVICES LTD	AKUGBENE TOWN	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N807,154.125.00
20	LAND RECLAMTION/ SAND FILLING OF AGUGBENE TOWN, BOMADI, DELTA STATE (LOT 8)	GOLD FINGERS GLOBAL CONSULTING ASSOCUATES LTD	AKUGENE TOWN	DELTA STATE	18-DEC-14	N801,111.900.00

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