Group Raises Alarm Over Alleged Corruption in DESOPADEC, Demands Probe

The Organisation for Human and Peoples Rights Protection and Humanitarian has raised serious concerns over alleged widespread corruption and financial mismanagement in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), calling on anti-graft agencies to immediately investigate the commission.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the group’s spokesperson, Comrade Steven Luke, accused some members of the current DESOPADEC board and certain staff of turning the interventionist agency into what he described as “their private business venture and ATM machine.”

Luke alleged that the level of corruption in the commission had reached an alarming stage, insisting that urgent intervention by relevant anti-corruption agencies had become necessary to save the oil-producing communities from continued neglect and underdevelopment.
According to him, despite the huge allocations accruing to the commission from the 13 percent oil derivation fund, many communities in the mandate areas still lack basic infrastructure, while several projects allegedly remain abandoned or unaccounted for.

“The anti-graft agencies should direct their attention to Delta State and thoroughly investigate the activities of DESOPADEC. The commission was established to bring development to oil-bearing communities, but sadly, it has allegedly been turned into a private cash cow by some board members and officials,” the statement read.

The group further called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and other relevant agencies to conduct a comprehensive probe into the finances and contract awards within the commission.

Comrade Luke also said the Delta State Government under Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, and the leadership of DESOPADEC should be prepared to account for the management of funds meant for the development of oil-producing communities.

He stressed that the people of the Niger Delta deserve transparency, accountability, and visible development projects that reflect the huge resources allocated to the commission over the years.

The rights group warned that continued silence over the alleged corruption could further deepen poverty, unemployment, and infrastructural decay in the affected communities.
As of the time of filing this report, DESOPADEC and the Delta State Government had not officially responded to the allegations.

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