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Abuja, Aug. 27, 2015(NAN) The
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dan Abia,
has dismissed allegation that N183billion is missing from the account of the
commission.
Abia, who was fielding questions
from State House correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday after briefing President
Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the commission, said the claim was
untrue.
The special periodic check report of
the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, had claimed that N183.7
billion was unaccounted for by the commission.
The Auditor-General of the
Federation, Samuel Ukura, had insisted that his office stood by the report and
directed those not satisfied, to be prepared to defend their position before a
special committee of the National Assembly.
Abia, however said that he was not
the Managing Director of the NDDC during the period that the Auditor General
referred to in his allegation.
According to him, his hands are
clean and that he is ready to defend the allegation with the records available
at the commission.
``We briefed the president on our
mandate. As far as the audited account of the NDDC is concerned, how many of us
know that the audited account under under reference refers to 2008 to 2012.
``I was not the managing director
then. Let's get that fact clear. In principle, I came to brief Mr President
proper.
``Let me assure you that even by the
admission of the Auditor-General, no N180 billion is missing.
because Advanced Payment Guarantee (APG), as you know, is governed by advanced payment directives.
because Advanced Payment Guarantee (APG), as you know, is governed by advanced payment directives.
``Office of the Auditor General is a
government agency, whatever clarification, we shall engage the office and
proper record will be strengthened.
``I said that even before the
president, no N180b is missing.’’
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