ICPC begins tracking of 1500 worth N610bn abandoned projects in Kogi, Kebbi, Kano, others
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun tracking 1,500 constituency and executive projects worth a total of N610 billion. The states involved include Kwara, Niger, Kogi, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, Delta, Imo, Abia, Enugu, and the Federal Capital Territory.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has commenced the tracking of constituency and executive projects as many as 1,500 with a total project value of N610 billion.
It was learnt that the exercise commenced on Monday, November 18, 2024, in 22 states across the six geopolitical zones.
The states include Kwara, Niger, Kogi, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, Delta, Imo, Abia, Enugu and the Federal Capital Territory.
Demola Bakare, spokesperson for the Commission in a statement on Tuesday, said the tracking exercise will cut across agencies of government including intervention agencies such as North-East Development Commission (NEDC), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Rural Electrification Agency (REA), National Primary Health Care Development Authority (NPHCDA), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and Ecological Fund Office.
The ICPC said it tracked a total of 1,900 projects valued at N500 billion naira in phase 6 of the exercise across 24 states of the nation’s six geopolitical zones.
