NASS failure forced presidency to fund forensic audit, NDDC says- The NDDC has blamed the NASS for delaying to pass its 2020 budget - The commission explained that this is why the presidency took over the funding of the forensic audit - The agency praised President Muhammadu Buhari for taking the bold step towards cleaning up the NDDC PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed The leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari took over the funding of the agency's forensic audit. The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC disclosed that the presidency took over the financial responsibility following the delay of the National Assembly to pass the commission's 2020 budget, The Nation reports. Charles Odili, the head of corporate affairs, announced that the payment of the fees and stipends of the NDDC scholarship students has begun and that all formalities with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had been regularised. Odili, on behalf of the commission, praised President Buhari for living up to his promise "and approving the funding of the forensic exercise directly from the presidency." PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! He added: “We note that the President graciously approved this peculiar funding arrangement because he gave due consideration to the fact that the National Assembly has not passed the NDDC 2020 budget. “With the funding challenge now settled, we are on course to accelerate the tempo of the forensic audit, which will cover the headquarters and the projects in the 9 NDDC mandate states, to ensure that the exercise is completed on time." Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the presidency had finally taken over the funding of the forensic audit of the NDDC. This was announced on Wednesday, August 26, by the minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who informed journalists at the State House that the presidency released the sum of N722.3 million. The fund was in addition to other fiscal proposals for the audit meant to take care of cover about 12,000 projects in the region in the last 19 years. Akpabio made it known that the delay in the commencement of the audit was caused by lack of budget for the NDDC since 2019, despite the provision of N1.25 billion in the 2019 budget of the commission. How Nigerians should fight corruption - civil society group | - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The NDDC has blamed the NASS for delaying to pass its 2020 budget - The commission explained that this is why the presidency took over the funding of the forensic audit - The agency praised President Muhammadu Buhari for taking the bold step towards cleaning up the NDDC PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION Legit.ng