NDDC IMC blackmailing NASS, says Reps committee chair- The chairman of the House of Reps committee on NDDC has said that the IMC of the commission is blackmailing NASS members - Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the statement in reaction to an allegation that he removed a project from the commission's 2019 budget and replaced it - The committee chairman has challenged the commission to show proof of their claim PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Members of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have resolved to blackmail the National Assembly Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the NDDC has said. In a report by The Nation, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker said it is to distract attention from the realities within the commission. Tunji-Ojo who represents Akoko North East/West in the green chamber said his committee and the National Assembly will not be distracted or intimidated in the discharge of their responsibilities. Recommended for you Drama as Portable celebrates Olamide’s birthday with ‘strange’ wall paintin... The committee chairman stated this in reaction to an allegation by Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, the executive director project of the IMC that he removed a N10 billion rice project from the commission's 2019 budget and put a supply of chairs to schools that don't exist instead. He denied the allegation saying that he never removed any project from the budget of the commission. According to Tunji-Ojo, the IMC specializes in using blackmail and mudslinging to divert Nigerians attention from the issues on ground. He went on to note that such cheap blackmail will not help, neither will it take anybody anywhere. Tunji-Ojo has challenged the IMC to show evidence to back up their claims instead of just making allegations. He said: “I am not going to exchange words with him because, like Comrade Oshiomhole said, you don’t wrestle with pigs. If he thinks the best way to collaborate and work is through falsehood and blackmail that is up to him. However, the truth is sacrosanct; no single project was removed from the budget." Recommended for you Tinubu's aide asks Buhari to suspend Emefiele as CBN governor, gives fresh... PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that investigations into an allegation of diversion of public funds have begun against the minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and Professor Daniel Pondei of the NDDC. The probe is being carried out by the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Akpabio and the acting managing director of the NDDC who have both been accused of diverting the sum of N40 billion. The probe began after the Foundation for True Freedom and Good Governance sent a petition against the duo to the anti-graft agency. In other news, the management of the NDDC has denied fresh corruption allegations levelled against it, saying they were attempts "to heat up the polity." The commission, in a statement released by its director of corporate affairs, Charles Obi Odili, said the purported allegations are a repetition of accusations of alleged financial recklessness in which the NDDC was grilled in July. Recommended for you Shehu Sani pokes Buhari, El-Rufai over whereabouts of APC critic, Dadiyata... How Nigerians should fight corruption - civil society group | - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The chairman of the House of Reps committee on NDDC has said that the IMC of the commission is blackmailing NASS members - Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the statement in reaction to an allegation that he removed a project from the commission's 2019 budget and replaced it - The committee chairman has challenged the commission to show proof of their claim PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng