All the past ministers appointed to work for the development and progress of Niger Delta region went there to enrich themselves. Corruption was the order of the day since the creation of the ministry. It is now that President Buhari is in power that people of that region would have the opportunity to know how the money budgeted to develop the region were spent because President Buhari’s statement some time ago suggested that lots of issues were not very clear in that Niger Delta region. Billions of Naira had been spent to develop the region but anyone who goes there will not see any sign of where the billions went into. Again, in Niger Delta, most contractors were asked to start projects with their money (no mobilization fee) with the hope of being paid by the ministry of Niger Delta as the projects progress but till today no money has been given to those contractors, hence most projects in Niger Delta were abandoned. The surprising aspect of it all is that most staff of the Niger Delta ministry starting from the lowest to the top level are very corrupt and will not process any contractor’s file if huge amount of money is not paid to them as bribe and no ministry will ever move forward in this situation. We (Viewers Corner News team) have written articles on this topic in the past, calling on President Buhari’s government to look into this issue and find solution on how to get it solved. Now that Mr Godswill Akpabio who is the minister of Niger Delta is in-charge, we (Viewers Corner News team) are hoping that he will not follow the footsteps of those that were there before him, who worked for their pockets. Viewers Corner News team will also add that the contractors who used their money to execute projects in Niger Delta deserve to get their money back. Please pay them now without further delay.
Source: Viewers Corner News.