NDDC: Court Suspends Pondei, Others, Orders ICPC To Do This To Senator Akpabio

NDDC: A Federal High Court in Abuja has suspended Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, Cairo Ojougboh, Joi Nunieh, and others from performing their duties.

The were suspended them from performing the works of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

OnyxNews Nigeria reports that the order was granted by justice Ahmed Mohammed while giving judgement on an application filed by a Civil Society Organization, Forum for Accountability and Good Governance.

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The court also restrained them from parading themselves as Board members of the NDDC and performing the board duties pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice which is fixed for Dec. 8, 2020.

Leave for judicial review of the power of the President or the Minister of the Niger Delta to appoint Professor Pondei, Ojougboh, and others in an interim capacity as members of the NDDC Board was also granted.

An Order of Mandamus compelling the ICPC, sued as the 9th Defendant in the case to investigate the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio and the five members of the Board over allegations of N3 Billion contract fraud.