Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has said most of the contracts in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC are given to members of the National Assembly.

Akpabio said this while appearing before the public investigative hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC on Monday.

The House is investigating the alleged expenditure of N81.5 billion in five months and other allegations against the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC.

Akpabio’s comments immediately elicited reactions from the legislators, who demanded that the minister provide further explanation of his statement.