The Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission has begun investigating more than 70 executive and constituency projects totalling N7.3 billion in Borno State.
Abubakar Gujja, a Principal Superintendent of the Borno State office of the ICPC, told reporters at the Maiduguri Dental and Eye Hospital during the exercise on Monday that “this project tracking is on the behest of the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye.”
According to Gujja:
“The chairman is not alone in this initiative; he is carrying along the entire board of the commission to ensure transparency and fraud-free execution of all such projects appropriated in the budget.
“The aim is to ensure satisfactory completion and usage of the projects appropriated.”
He noted that the workout would take two weeks.
“Wherever we observe any discrepancies or infractions in the execution of any project during our tracking we will make a recommendation in our report, which we will compile, and get the contractors to return to the site or we recommend for the recovery of money paid for the contract,” Gujja said.
He added that the ICPC will seek the cooperation of security authorities for safety in tracking projects in regions prone to Boko Haram assaults.
cc: Punch Ng
