Honorable Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta on Monday has reportedly stepped aside from presiding over the affairs of the investigative committee.
The committee chairman, Tunji-Ojo said he was stepping aside from presiding over Monday’s hearing to allow fair hearing and to protect his integrity and prove to Nigerians that he was not on any revenge mission.
Recall that the Acting Managing Director of the NDDC reportedly walked out on the Committee on the first day of the hearing.
The Acting NDDC MD, Pondei said he was not confident of getting justice if Tunji-Ojo presides over the hearing.
Addressing his colleagues and guests on Monday, the Ondo lawmaker said he read in the national dailies statements credited to the Acting Managing Director of NDDC that he was on a revenge mission.
In a related story, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has been summoned by the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to appear and make presentations before it on Monday, July 20 by 11am.