Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu Tuesday paid a visit to the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu at the Abia State Government House, in Umuahia.
Igbere TV reports that Hon. Kalu who represents the good people of Bende Federal Constituency, was accompanied on the visit by the acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Gbene Joi Nuneih.
Speaking with Igbere TV correspondent at the end of the visit, Hon. Benjamin Kalu who is also a member of House Committee on NDDC, said he was in Abia State Government House to brief the Governor on the ongoing projects’ tour embarked upon in the state.
“We (myself and the NDDC Ag. MD) were in government house on a working visit to brief the governor on the need to assess NDDC projects in the state, and to handover to him a comprehensive list of projects carried out by the Board till date to ascertain if there were any areas the state projects’ were conflicting with that of NDDC,” he said.
The visit, according to the outspoken legal practitioner turned lawmaker, was also to investigate if there were any cases where contractors are bidding for contracts already awarded by the Commission or executed before now.
“We were also there to see the level of works by various contractors handling NDDC projects in the state, and to ensure that projects said to have been completed were truly executed by such contractors,” Hon. Kalu said.
The lawmaker said the need to also appraise the need of the people informed them of the visit, adding, “we needed to find out if there were any area the government of the day needs NDDC’s attention in the state.”
According to him, the visiting delegates were able to tour few places in the state where some “pleasant” and “unpleasant” situations were discovered.
Igbere TV reports that the tour continues today, Wednesday December 4 in Abia South Senatorial District, after which the delegates will return to their base in Abuja.
