ICPC Recovers N676m, Tracked N219bn Constituency Projects.

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), says the commission has tracked over N219bn constituency projects across 176 ministries, departments and agencies in five years.

Aliyu, who disclosed this at Marriott Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, said the Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Group tracked a total of N219 billion since its inception in 2019, adding that, the tracking exercise focused on critical sectors like education, agriculture, healthcare, and infrastructure, spanning 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory across the six geo-political zones.

This initiative is to ensure government funds are directed towards impactful projects that benefit the most vulnerable Nigerians having conducted a thorough investigation on some infractions identified on funded projects.

Reporting on the 2024 Phase 6 Tracking Exercise, he said the exercise commenced in November 2023 and through the first quarter of 2024, adding that, the commission is conducting further investigations on some infractions discovered, which are: under-performed projects, shoddily executed projects, and abandoned projects.

He said appropriations for all tracked projects was N220 billion and the contract’s value of all projects tracked was N285 billion, adding that, the cumulative savings to the government was N30bn and the number of contractors/companies involved in the tracked projects was 1,355.