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EFCC arrests Nsima Ekere, over alleged N47 billion contract fraud

The NDDC MD was arrested in Lagos on Wednesday.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Nsima Ekere over alleged N47 billion fraud.

Mr Ekere who served as NDDC’s Managing Director, was arrested in Lagos on Wednesday for alleged diversion of the funds through NDDC’s registered contractors.

The NDDC boss was a member of the PDP, on which platform, he contested for the gubernatorial seat of Akwa Ibom state and lost the primaries to Udom Emmanuel before defecting to APC.

In 2019, He was the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress Governorship Candidate for Akwa Ibom State for the 2019 election.

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