Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs has denied saying to the National Assembly that lawmakers got 60 per cent of the contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who announced the receipt of Akpabio’s response, said the minister claimed to have referred to old contracts awarded by the NDDC which had not been paid for and some of which are part of the constituency projects of the lawmakers.

Gbajabiamila said Akpabio’s response would be referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges to look at the merits of the minister’s arguments.

Akpabio’s response came after the Speaker said the lawmakers would sue Akpabio for failing to prove that NDDC awarded contracts to them.