Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Nigerian Senate has denied claims that lawmakers recieved N20 million each as COVID-19 palliatives from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

This was contained in a statement signed by the senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru, on Tuesday.

His statement was in reaction to the allegation made by the commission's director of projects, Cairo Ojougboh, who claimed that the agency gave N20 million to each senator and N15 million to each member of the House of Representatives as palliatives.

Mr Ojougboh made this claim in an interview with Vanguard Newspapers, where he also said that the country will break up if the NDDC releases a list of those involved in looting the commission.

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