The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission is poised to commence Phase 6 of the tracking of constituency and executive projects which started in 2019.
A statement said the sixth phase of the exercise will commence on October 16, 2023 across 24 states in the six geopolitical zones.
The statement said this is coming on the heels of the massive success of the 5th phase, which took place in November 2022.
According to the statement, the 6th phase will have teams tracking 1,932 projects valued at N500 billion.
The focal states for the exercise are Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Niger, Kwara, Plateau, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Taraba, Gombe, Yobe, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo States and the FCT.
The objectives of the exercise include improved service delivery to the people by investigating fraudulent procurement practices in the award of public contracts; full execution of all public funded projects; execution to specification of all projects funded by government; ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and ensuring that government gets value for monies spent on projects.
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The Commission will also be focusing on special intervention agencies/captive funds projects handling and execution of the North East Development Commission, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Niger Delta Development Commission, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Ecological Fund Office, National Health Insurance Authority and Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission amongst others.
As usual, the exercise will be carried out by ICPC in collaboration with relevant stakeholders such as Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, the media and civil society organisations.
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