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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has given reasons while its Acting Managing Director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei fainted while testifying before the House of Representatives Committee investigating the Commission.
In a statement issued on Monday night, Charles Odili, the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, said Pondei had been sick for over two weeks but against medical advisory, insisted on attending the hearing of the House committee in Abuja.
“The commission wishes to disclose that Prof. Pondei has been ill for the past two weeks. This morning, his condition deteriorated, and his doctors advised against attending the hearing,” said Odili in the state.
“However, he ignored his doctors’ advice because of the realisation that his traducers will use his absence at the hearing to soil his name and reputation. He thought he could make it through the hearing and take care of his health later.
“As it turned out, his doctors were right. Prof. Pondei is in a stable condition at a clinic in Abuja.”
The House of Representatives Committee on NDDC is probing allegations of financial mismanagement of over N80billion in the commission.
