Acting Managing Director of NDDC, yesterday, mysteriously fainted during an investigative hearing of the House of Representatives.

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Kemebradikumo Pondei passed out while giving an account of a N1.3 billion he approved to provide COVID-19 palliative for members of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC). Click HERE to watch video.

The management of the NDDC have explained that the acting MD, Prof. Keme Pondei, has been sick for two weeks now and was not suppose to be subjected to stress.

A statement released by the NDDC said the acting MD defyed his doctor’s advice to attend the investigation but he is now in a stable condition at the moment.

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Speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has however stated that, Prof. Keme Pondei, will no longer appear before the panel probing him and the agency.

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Acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumo Pondei, passed out while testifying about his tenure of office at the investigative panel of the House of Representatives Committee probing the commission today July 20.

Mr. Pondei was being questioned on a serious of unaccounted for expenditure he supervised, like the N1.3 billion he approved to provide COVID-19 palliative for members of the Commission and also the N640 million he approved to one clear point communications limited.

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With the questions coming thick and fast with him lacking answers, he passed out during the sitting with committee members coming to his aid in a resuscitation attempt.

He was being asked about the money meant for students on scholarship when he passed out. He has been taken out for medical attention.

The hearing has been temporarily halted.

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As many as 50 legislators are said to have tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus and this has thrown the House of Representatives into panic mood according to reports.

According to an anonymous source who spoke to some newsmen, about 50 representatives in the House have fallen victim after results of their Covid-19 tests came out.

“You people should do anything possible to protect yourselves o, Coronavirus is right here even in the Chamber, about 50 or more than 50 of our colleagues are having it o, I mean they are down with it already,” he said.

The House as a result of these developments is said to have immediately adjourned plenary till next week, as opposed to its adopted covid-19 sitting guideline of twice a week.

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The Nigerian House of Representatives has refused the suggestion of castration of guilty rapist to be passed into law.

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Reports from The Nation says, the reps voted against petitions seeking every rapist found guilty and proven with evidence to be castrated to curb the rising cases of sexual violence in the country.

Mr James Faleke, a member of the House, raised the petition but it was shot down at a meeting or attended by all participants on Thursday.

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Before the petition was voted on, the speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, questioned what would happen to an older female who rapes a younger male.

The majority in the House voted against the petition at the end of the meeting.

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