AKPABIO AGAIN: RESURFACES, INTERROGATED AT THE CCB OVER N100MILLION BRIBE TO STOP PROBE OF NDDC BOSS

Dodgy Minister for Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio finally appeared before the Code of Conduct Bureau today to answer questions over allegations that he paid N100million bribe to officials of the Bureau to back down on the investigations of Effiong Okon Akwa, the Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

Akwa is under investigations for failing to file his Assets Declaration Form since 2013 when he was first appointed into the NDDC.

Akwa is yet to appear before the CCB, claiming tight schedule. But an official of CCB told Pointblanknews.com that they are aware it is a ploy to delay investigations and buy time.

Akpabio’s appearance at the CCB today (Thursday), according to a CCB insider, is part of an ongoing investigations to unravel those behind the bribe and attempt to have Akwa sign a backdated Assets Declaration form.

Pointblanknews.com had reported that then Governor Akpabio nominated Dan-Abia as MD of the NDDC and sent Effiong Akwa to work with him as his Special Assistant on Finance in 2013.

Akwa, is alleged not to have declared his assets since his first appointment and after he was named a Sole Administrator of NDDC.

Sources told Pointblanknews.com that once Akwa received a letter from the CCB inviting him for investigation, he quickly reached out to his
godfather, Akpabio, who immediately swung into action to save him.

Pointblanknews.com gathered that a worried Akpabio reached out to a Director in CCB who offered to help only if a nonnegotiable N100million is paid as bribe.

Akpabio, allegedly agreed and made the funds available, according to an insider privy to the deal who would not want to be named. As soon as the funds were received by the CCB officials, they started the process of helping the embattled NNDC Sole Administrator doctor his assets declaration form.

Pointbalnknews.com reported that Akwa and officials of the CCB met at the Hilton Hotels, Abuja, room 909, where they were helping Akwa fill a backdated assets declaration form after the bribe money was said to have been delivered to the CCB officials.

One Mr. Emma Inyang Eto led the CCB officials to the Hilton Hotel Room where the illegal act is being carried out.

Sources told pointblanknews.com that the Attorney General and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, refused to be part of the deal to save Akwa after it emerged, he never declared his assets after his curious and illegal appointment as Sole Administrator of the NDDC.