The sensationalised report that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been restrained, by an order of court from functioning in its designated capacity, has been dismissed as untrue.
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the NDDC IMC, as currently constituted, earlier this year to oversee ongoing Forensic Audit towards turn around process of the agency.
The media, recently, had been awash with claims and counter-claims all said to be aimed at making the presidential goal for bettering the lots of the impoverished Niger Delta people unachievable.
Our Investigations revealed that, under a civil society organisation named, Forum for Accountability and Good Governance, the anti-Forensic Audit forces claimed to have approached the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court and obtained an experte order granting, among other things, the prayers retraining process by the NDDC leadership from continuing to function talk less it will be well composed to probe thereby exposing their financial atrocities against their own people.
A source, in a message to The DEFENDER, forwarded “a copy of the purported enrolled order which should not have been given in the first place. Imagine the sensation of Channels TV,” he said, “of a restraining order against NDDC that was not a party to the suit. Exparte order obtained since 5th Nov 2020 and up till now the parties heard about the case without service Dec 2nd.Note by rules of FCT high court that order lapsed after one week.
“By rules of FCT high court,ex parte orders expire after one week. This purported order was granted before 5th November (if)and sensationalizing it December 2nd is height of mischief.An order against NDDC that was not a party to the suit?
“A closer scrutiny shows there was indeed no restraining order ,court granted waiver to file and argue application for mandamus.However we have taken steps this morning to quash the purported sensational order,” he concluded.
The purported court order:
