Former Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has denied having any link with the contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission as claimed by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sentaor Godswill Akpabio.
Akpabio had in a letter to the House of Representatives, Akpabio named Uduaghan as one of those linked to contracts awarded by the NDDC in 2018, most of which are road projects valued at over N500 million.
But described the minister’s claim as false, saying he never approached the NDDC for any contract.
Uduaghan, who was reported to be linked with the emergency repairs of Close B, Alhaji Estate & Environs, Rumuodomaya, Port Harcourt, described linking him with any project outside Delta State as “ridiculous.”
The former Delta governor in a statement by his media aide, Monoyo Edon, said, “We want to state very clearly that the said accusation is FALSE. Dr. Uduaghan has never approached the NDDC for any contract whatsoever. It is even more ridiculous that the said contract is a road inside Port Harcourt town.
“Dr. Uduaghan has drawn the attention of the Hon. Minister of the Niger Delta, Sen Godswill Akpabio to the publication and hopes he makes a correction.
“Members of the public are advised to disregard the mischievous publication.”