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Delta PDP Elders Drag Clark To EFCC Over Failed Contracts



A FACTION of Delta State Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday lodged a petition against former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark and a company associated with him - Panama Construction Company at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over their alleged failure to execute contracts worth billions of naira.

After leading a peaceful protest of the group to EFCC, Chief Alex Ikpeazu (State Secretary) dropped the petition at the Commission, highlighting the various contracts abandoned by Chief Clark’s company after collecting the necessary mobilization fee from the State government.

In the petition dated June 22, 2013 and addressed to the Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Larmode, the petitioners alleged that “Panama Construction Company, located at 5 Swamp Road Warri and owned by Chief Edwin Clark characteristically abandoned the N1.4 billion Reclamation/Shore Protection job at Amazama, rivers State given to it by the Ministry of Niger Delta even though they have been heavily mobilized to the tune of N215 m on December 31, 2011.”

He also said: “Similarly, Panama Construction Ltd, was awarded a 10.3km Aladja-Isaba Road Project in Delta State in 2006 for N595 million and surprisingly seven years after, no meaningful job has been done and as at June 3, 2013, Chief Clark is asking for further variation to drag the value of the project he has since abandoned to over N1 billion.

“In one of his recent letters to Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Chief Clark raised sentiment about similar projects abandoned by other discredited Delta leaders, who succeeded in blackmailing the government to abnormally inflate the values of their contracts to over N1billion.”

The petition is also to be served on President Goodluck Jonathan, the attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), Senate President David Mark, Speaker House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practice Commission (IC), Mr. Ekpo Nta for necessary actions.

Other of the forum who endorsed the petition include Chief Edem Onah-Ndokwa (Community leader); Chief Joe Utomi (former Chairman, Aniocha South Local Government; Chief Toni Uti (former Chairman of Ndokwa East Local Government); Chief Chukwuma Dafe; Mr. Jeff Azagba (former Chairman of Ndokwa West Local Government); and Madam Bridget Ugbebor.

The rest are Chief J.M.O Orido; Chief T.A Oduaran; Dr. Mallam Obi [former state Chairman of PDP Delta State]; Chief Bosin Ebikeme (pioneer Commissioner for Transport, Delta State); Chief Sunny Omatseye (former Chiarman, Warri South Local Government); and Ekenwan Akwagbe, respectively.

The petition, which is a counter to the earlier one filed against the minister by a faction of the forum loyal to Clark urged the Commission to discountenance all the allegations raised in that petition as they are unfounded and borne out of malice.

The petition reads in part: “Sir, the intention of the signatories to the petition, most of whom, belonged to a faction of the Delta elders, Leaders and Stakeholders Forum, was laced with malice as exemplified in the spurious insinuation about the background of Elder Orubebe and unverifiable claims about the activities of the Minister and the Ministry.

“We are worried that some self-acclaimed elders could degenerate to ridiculous level to fabricate blatant falsehood to achieve notorious intention of destroying a patriotic public officer to achieve premeditated goals.

“We wonder how the elders, who claimed to be knowledgeable were not aware that the Ministers’ quarters were out-rightly monetized by President Obasabjo istration.

“It is therefore in the public domain that subsequent Ministers after Obasanjo istration were compelled to source for alternative arrangement for accommodation.

“How can any right thinking person claim that Orubebe moved out from non-existing government property which was officially allocated to him?

“How does sitting a development project in the community of public officer translate into economic crime? This tells any discerning mind that the petition was designed to achieve ulterior motives other than unsolicited and self-imposed desire to EFCC to fight corruption.

“Consequently, we the undersigned, as foundation of Delta State elders, Leaders and Stakeholders forum have watched with disgust, the endless vilification of the pillar of this forum- Elder Godsday Orubebe- the incumbent Minister of the Niger-Delta by persons usurping the goodwill of this great political group.

“That it has been suspected that some resentful of this forum who are in the payroll of some gubernatorial aspirants in Delta State were the first to invent a story that Orubebe has declared his governorship ambition at a burial ceremony at Ovu, Delta State, thereby setting the stage for further serial attacks to run him down as part of the mandate handed down to them by their benefactors, the overall intention is to pull down Orubebe at all costs ahead of 2015, despite the fact that Orubebe has never indicated interest to run.

“That the decision of a very few persons (from the Clark-led faction) to tarnish Orubebe’s image at all cost, has further factionalized the forum to the extent that we have now decided to tell the world the truth and origin of Orubebe’s relentless attack.”

Source: http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/

Orubebe's faction returns fire for fire!

eGuerrilla: Orubebe's faction returns fire for fire!

You go fear now! Jona's favorites(right-hand man and godfather) hurling accusations of different illegal acts of corruption and bribery against each other! Brazen-faced thieves!

take dat: You go fear now! Two of Jona's favorites(right-hand man and godfather) accusing each other of different illegal acts of corruption and bribery! Brazen-faced thieves!

Determined to neuter each other by all means possible, the dynamic duo have just made Dino Melaye's job infinitely easier.

I wonder if anyone in the Presidency appreciates how bad this development looks against the backdrop of a much touted anti-corruption campaign.

Retardeen Jonathan does not give a damn even if his Godfathers are the fathers of corruption

PDP's downfall is near.

eGuerrilla:

Determined to neuter each other by all means possible, the dynamic duo have just made Dino Melaye's job infinitely easier.

I wonder if anyone in the Presidency appreciates how bad this development looks against the backdrop of a much touted anti-corruption campaign.

The presidency does not give a damn! The anti-corruption stance is a ruse. His henchmen have no qualms in corruptly using state resources in the furtherance of mainly parochial goals of self-aggrandizement.

Ok na!!!!!!! Na so Play dey start!

dayokanu: Retardeen Jonathan does not give a damn even if his Godfathers are the fathers of corruption

This boy, even if you FART, you must call GEJ name. Shuoo!!!!!

Policewoman: This boy, even if you FART, you must call GEJ name. Shuoo!!!!!

Are you having fantasy over my fart now?

dayokanu:

Are you having fantasy over my fart now?

Hahahahahahaaaa!!!!!!!

..... GEJ we are all watching

Policewoman: Hahahahahahaaaa!!!!!!!

We fit dey halp each other o. Askari Madam or how you think am?

You now see why GEJ's people say thy will divide naija if their son is not returned in 2015!I doubt if there will be any money left by the time these guys are done with naija. GEJ 2015 will neva happen.

This r d kind of people queueing behind d president,y won't they want Gej 2 remain there,so dat largese won't cease.imagine hw under develope Delta state is,despite d huge allocation they recieve.I pity people who r busy criticizing Fash cos of his percieve ambition,yle other states r dying.

What a shame. GEJ godfather is a thief. A thief at 80 is a thief forever!

harripat20: What a shame. GEJ godfather is a thief. A thief at 80 is a thief forever!

GEJ himself na barawo.

If u consider d kind of peeps qeueing behind Gej,u will know that he dosent mean well 4 dis country.the likes of Clarke,Anini,Tukur, etc..they all notorious criminals,that's y I want another set criminals,so that there will b competition dat wil bring developement.

EFCC over to u.

We only get to hear stuffs like this when they have problems within their ranks.These offences are not just known to these people ,they all knew before this time.
It's unfortunate that our politicians play on our intelligence on a daily basis and we allow them get away with it.
It is a case of thieves taking another thief to the EFCC

Nigeria is a failed state. What makes u an elder statesman in Nigeria is ur criminal records or ur ability to steal and root public funds. Example IBB, Edwin Clark, Atiku, Peter Odili. I weep for my country nigeria bt it is time for us to take d bull by the horn enuf is enuf . 2015 will Shape our destiny weda the ruling govt likes it or yes we must take our future in our own hand.

You people are already insulting Clark without even knowing if these allegations are true. It is just a political swipe at the man. I'm not saying he is innocent doh. I'm jst saying let's wait for EFCC to make their own investigation before you people start insulting.

They carry money give dem papa make he use better the lives of his pikin dem, papa carry money chop! God dey sha!

In the Nigerian political circle,life without corruption is a disease because it has become the right thing to do in which only fools do not indulge.Honesty has become a crime punishable by ridicule and exclusion from public limelight

Crimz-P:
You people are already insulting Clark without even knowing if these allegations are true. It is just a political swipe at the man. I'm not saying he is innocent doh. I'm jst saying let's wait for EFCC to make their own investigation before you people start insulting.

One by one dem don dey come!

Who doesn't kno dat d only way thru which corruption is perpetuated is thru award of contract wc is grossly over-inflated n which u are not even expected to complete or deliver in any way

Even if dos alleging Chief Clark are no saints demselves does it negates d fact that his company was given a contract n mobilized appropriately yet he refused to do d job

Little wonder d man has developed hyper-tension owing to a fast approaching election year due to d crashing value of his Godson

D Umblerra wil not save u all band of looters come 2015!

And someone will come here and tell us that Jonathan is fighting corruption, when his closest two God-fathers are stealing the developmental funds of the Niger Delta people in broad day light.

show me the saint less corrupt than GEJ and God knows I'll vote 4 him.

hope politics is not involved?

Like GEJ like Clark. Corrupt greedy thieves??

A supposed man was awarded a contract eight years back, you did nothing about it --- you waited till a hot political season--- you rushed a petition to the EFCC --- this is a poor political strategy ---we should have developed more than this archaic strategy in trying to woo sympathy of the electorates. We're in 2013 for Christ sakes, they can do better'' SMH

Look at GEJ godfather who was accused of curruption, no wonder he's backing the president, in other word he's covering himself as well, EFCC can't do anything to that currupter because he's the exploiter godfather of the GEJ. anyway, I dey watch o