By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it tracked 1500 projects with a total project value of N610 billion.
ICPC in a statement issued on Tuesday by Demola Bakare,
Ag. Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/
Spokesperson for the Commission, made the revelation during the kick off of the phase 7 of the Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Exercise.
The exercise commenced on Monday, November 18th, 2024, in 22 states across the 6 geopolitical zones.
“The states are Kwara, Niger, Kogi, FCT, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, Delta, Imo, Abia and Enugu State.
“The phase 7 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 objective of the exercise is to deepen adherence to due process in the execution of government projects, improve value for money, and entrench the culture of compliance with the scope and specification as contained in the contract documents.”
It said the ICPC 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 6 geopolitical zones.
“The projects were tracked within the focal sectors of Education, Water Resources, Agriculture, Power, Health, Energy, and Roads.
“These projects in the 6th phase were awarded to a total of 1,355 contractors in 176 MDAs.”
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