Mr Pondei, who appeared with other management staff of the Commission, accused the House Committee Chairman on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, of corruption, saying because of that, his team would not speak before the Committee.
“We are not comfortable with the Chairman of this Committee presiding over a matter he has been accused of”, just as he asked the Committee Chairman to recuse himself from the investigation.
“There is no point of order here. As long as he is the chairman of this committee, the NDDC will not make any presentation here,” he said.
When lawmakers intervened and told the NDDC team that nobody could decide its modus operandi, the NDDC management staged a walk out.
The house is conducting an investigative hearing on the alleged financial malfeasance and other activities in the NDDC.
In May, a group accused Mr Tunji-Ojo of having benefited from award of contracts in the commission
The lawmaker described the allegations as shameful and baseless.
In a statement, the lawmaker described a newspaper publication attributed to some “inconsequential groups” claiming he was awarded a 17 km road contract as ‘smear campaign.’
Mr Tunji-Ojo represents Akoko North East/ West Federal Constituency of Ondo state.
