Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has ordered the Minister of Niger Delta, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, to publish the names of members of the House who collected contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
The House, through its helmsman, gave the order after Akpabio alleged before its investigative panel that lawmakers were the greatest beneficiaries from sleazy contract awards by the Commission.
Ruling on a matter of privileges brought by Minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu, Gbajabiamila said the Minister, who alleged 60 per cent of contracts from the NDDC was given to members of the National Assembly, should publish the benefiting lawmakers, especially members of the 9th Assembly.
He further said the names of their companies and the contracts they got should be published or face the wrath of the House
He said the Minister owes it a duty to himself, the House Committee on Niger Delta, the people of Niger Delta and Nigerians to publish the names of lawmakers who got contracts from the NDDC.
