Nigeria: Unpaid N600 Billion NDDC Fund Stirs Anger

30 January 2014

Anger is currently brewing in the oil-rich Niger-Delta region over the alleged withholding of N600 billion meant for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The money, allegedly being owed the NDDC by the federal government has been a subject of litigation in the last years.

The Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria (TROMPCON) had instituted a case against Attorney General of the Federation in pursuit of the withheld fund but the suit has suffered series of adjournments.

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