ICPC launches monitoring into N21.6bn Sokoto projects

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun monitoring 64 executive and constituency projects worth about N21.6 billion in Sokoto State.

This initiative is part of Phase 8 of the ICPC’s Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking programme, which is ongoing in several states across Nigeria.

The team leader, Mr. Aminu Bala, said on Monday that the inspection will cover projects in health, education, water supply, agriculture, special interventions, and electrification sectors.

According to Bala, the team had already identified irregularities in some projects executed in Kalambaina and Gwuiwa in Wamakko Local Government Area, as well as Mabera and Mana in Sokoto South LGA.

He said the projects did not meet contract specifications and require redress.

“However, in all the projects identified, our team had instructed the contractors to immediately return to site and do the needful.

“These projects include a Science Laboratory at the Senior Secondary School, Kalambaina, and water schemes at Gwuiwa, Mabera, and Mana,” he said.

Bala added that the 64 projects were awarded under 14 federal government agencies and were expected to have been fully executed.

“These projects were awarded at an approximate cost of N21.6 billion and are expected to be fully executed.

“Our group, consisting of members from the ICPC, the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, civil society organisations, and the media, has fully commenced the exercise.

“We are to monitor and assess project performance, value of work done, contractor identification, payment details, and project status,” he said.

He explained that part of the team’s goal was to determine the value and impact of the projects on the communities they were meant to serve.

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