FG Moves Against NDDC Contractors, Demands Mobilisation Fees’ Refund
- Cancels all non-performing contracts
In a move to further bring sanity into the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Federal Government has announced the cancellation of all non-performing contracts awarded before December 31, 2019.
Consequently, the government has ordered the affected contractors, who have been mobilised, to refund all monies to NDDC accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The directive is contained in a statement signed by NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr Ibitoye Abosede, which read thus; “This is to bring to the notice of all contractors engaged by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), as well as stakeholders and the general public, that the Presidency has directed that all projects awarded by the Commission before December 31, 2019, for which the beneficiary contractors are yet to mobilise to the site, are by this directive cancelled.
“This cancellation is subject to any future re-award in accordance with the Public Procurement Act and in line with the terms of the contracts for the award of the said projects.
“Consequently, all affected contractors are advised to note that all monies earlier received by way of mobilization for any of the projects are to be promptly refunded to the Commission’s Account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.”
Interestingly, activities of the intervention agency have for some time come under the scrutiny of several probes and forensic auditing with lots of dramas and untoward revelations trailing the exercise.
