Executive Director (project) NDDC, Cairo Ojuogboh in an interview with National Daily accused the National Assembly of being “culpable” in the sleaze contract awarded by the commission.
“The senators and members of The House of Representatives were beneficiaries of the covid-19 palliatives from NDDC” he said.
“In the National Assembly, each of the senators got N20 million while the house of Representative members got N15 million for the COVID-19 from National Assembly ” he further said.
On Tuesday, in Abuja, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Ajibola Basiru, denied the allegation and further challenged Ojuogboh to provide the names of lawmakers who were beneficiaries of the said palliative or immediately retract his statement alongside tendering an apology to the National Assembly in the absence to backup his claims.
” The Senate categorically denies that any senator collected the sum of N20 million or any sum whatsoever from NDDC as covid relief fund or whatsoever, and the senate challenge Dr. Ojuogboh to publicly provide evidence of his claim. The senate hereby demands an apology from Dr. Cairo Ojuogboh “
By Eke Mercy
