The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof Daniel Pondei fainted today where he was seated after the members of the House Committee on NDDC grilled him for about 45 minutes. Pondei was then rushed out of the venue of the investigative hearing on illegal spending and mismanagement of funds. The spectacle has drawn massive reactions online from Nigerians and political analysts, attributing to the stock political gimmicks used by office holders when they want to evade accountability.

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