The DEPUTY Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Albert Akintoye, Friday, alleged that the former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, embezzled the N110 million meant for some projects in his constituency. Hon Akintoye raised the allegation when the House Committee on Niger Delta met last week to examine the utilisation of the budget committed to the Ministry in 2013 for the realization of some projects in the oil rich Region, NaijaSharpNews correspondents have said.
According to the Deputy Chairman, of the projects meant for Mr. Orubebe to handle, it was only the one of his constituency fixed at N110 million that was ignored by the Minister after the allocation was made. According to Hon. Akintoye, Mr. Orubebe could not provide explanations on the whereabouts of the money in question. The acting Minister of the Ministry, Mr Deirus Ishaku, could not as well provide answers on the status of the money when he was asked by the House.
The committee invited the ministry of Niger Delta and the office of the Special Adviser to the president on Amnesty to explain to the committee how the 2013 budget was implemented and what they proposed in the 2014 budget.
Speaking on the missing N110 million after the budget defence, Akintoye expressed dismay over the total rejection of his constituency by the erstwhile Minister, saying he would not allow anybody to drag his political career to guilt.
He explained that “the fund was released for the constituency projects in the 2013 budget, but my constituency money was not released when all were released and all efforts since then to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of the money proved abortive”.
“I am the only PDP member from Ondo state in the House and as deputy chairman of the committee I’m not expected to be treated like this.
“The money is N110m and has been in the ministry in the 2013 budget and 99 percent of the money were released to the listed constituency to benefit from the funds”, he stated.
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