The President , Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ) , has ordered the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay its scholarship beneficiaries studying abroad .

This was contained in a statement titled ‘ NDDC invites President Buhari to Commission Signature Project ’ and signed by the NDDC Director , Corporate Affairs , Charles Odili .

The statement quoted Odili as saying, “ Under the Commission ’ s finance protocol , only the Executive Director ( Finance) and the Executive Director ( Projects ) can sign for the release of funds from the Commission ’ s domiciliary accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria .

“ With the death of Chief Etang, the remittance has to await the appointment of a new EDFA .

“ Senator Akpabio, the Honourable Minister , said President Buhari who has been briefed on the protest by students at the Nigerian High Commission in London , has ordered that all stops be pulled to pay the students by the end of this week. We expect a new EDFA to be appointed this week. As soon as that is done , they would all be paid. ”

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