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How Senator James Manager got 300 NDDC jobs

As more revelation are unearthed regading the contract scam rocking the NDDC, investigation by Daybreak newspaper has revealed that a major beneficiary of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), contracts is Senator representing Delta South Senatorial district, James Manager.

Senator James Manager is alleged to have been awarded 300 NDDC Contracts of which none he fully executed while about 120 have been fully paid for.

The Senator has been in the red chambers since 2003 and currently serving his 5th term.

The Acting Executive Director of Projects, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh gave indication to this today during a press conference that a certain Senator secured 300 contracts for himself alone, 120 of the contracts have been fully paid for while none has been executed.

Ojougboh said the contracts were under investigation, adding that NDDC owes contractors about N3 trillion.

The acting director said the ongoing forensic audit would help uncover how the debts were incurred.

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