The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has begun phase 7 tracking of Constituency and Executive Projects across Niger State.
A Tracker from the ICPC, Mallam Sai’du Yahaya, made this known during the tracking exercise in Minna on Thursday.
Yahaya said no fewer than 80 projects would be tracked across various sectors, including education, health, water resources, power, empowerment and agriculture, amongst others.
He also revealed that the projects worth a total of N13.9 billion, commenced in 2022 and 2023.
“The primary objective of the tracking exercise is to ensure that Federal Government projects are executed according to specifications and contract agreements.
“This is also to detect potential fraud, identify instances of contractors or supervisors conspiring to defraud the Federal Government.
“It is also to ensure quality execution, that is, to verify if projects met contractual specifications,” he said.
According to him, the ICPC is partnering the Nigeria Institute of Quality Surveyors to assess the projects, to enable it recover losses from contractors from projects found to be substandard.
He further stated that the Nigeria Institute of Quality Surveyors is to provide expert valuation and assessment services to ensure that project specifications are met and that contractors deliver quality work.
The ICPC tracker disclosed that the exercise would cover all three senatorial zones in Niger State.
The 7th phase, involving 1,500 projects with a total project value of N610 billion, commenced on November 18, in 22 states across the six 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 States.
The phase 7 tracking exercise will cut across government intervention on Rural Electrification Agency (REA), National Primary Health Care Development Authority (NPHCDA), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and Ecological Funds.