Revelations from the ongoing forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are a clear justification of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to take a look at the books of the interventionist agency. According to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), the fact that NDDC’s interim management committee is also digging into what it described as fraudulent contracts between 2017 and 2019 showed that the President is not prepared to provide cover for anyone found wanting. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, BMO said this reflects the President’s zero-tolerance for corruption, and his expectations from his political appointees. “Since the President set up an interim management for the NDDC and ordered a forensic audit, Nigerians have been treated to all sorts of revelations about how the agency had been largely unable to discharge its responsibilities in the Niger Delta region. ‘If the NDDC board had taken office, chances are that the forensic audit could have ended because the Internal Management Committee (IMC) would have stopped working.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 19, 2020 12:00 UTC