The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that he did not accuse members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

In a letter read on the floor of the House during Plenary by the Speaker on Thursday, Akpabio said he only made reference to 60 percent during his presentation before the NDDC committee on Monday while responding to a question by a member of the committee.

He said the member wanted to know if a Medical Director can serve as an Executive Director Project, to which he responded by saying that since 50 to 60 percent of NDDC contracts were medical related, there was nothing wrong in a Medical Director serving in that capacity.

Alleged Contracts: Reps To Sue Akpabio For Defamation, Perjury

He also said that the Executive Director Project of the NDDC forwarded a list of 19 owed contracts to him which the Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC insisted must be paid before the 2020 budget of the commission is passed.

He further disclosed that the NDDC has not executed any contract under the 2020 budget since it has not been passed, while the 2019 budget was passed in April and has not been implemented

The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila  referred the letter to the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges.

Details Later.