Sen Urhoghide denies receiving contracts from NDDC
The lawmaker
representing Edo South Senatorial District who made the list of lawmakers
accused of benefitting from an alleged contract racketeering, stated that the
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio's claim is untrue and a ploy
to misinform the public and his constituency in particular.
The former Chairman,
Senate Committee on Appropriation, said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily
on Wednesday July 29;
“For Akpabio to say
I have been a beneficiary is unfortunate and is a wicked lie and I just believe
whatever mischief he wanted to perpetuate, I think Nigerians, through my own
explanation, should be able to read between the lines.
“Akpabio’s records
are not even correct. The contracts (NDDC) I have attracted to my constituency
are in excess of eleven, adding that “he (Akpabio) does not know what is going
on.
"Out of the six
contracts that Akpabio mentioned, four are street lights projects which are
ongoing with the contractors (gotten through competitive bidding) not paid a
dime as mobilization."
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