ICPC to commence tracking of N500bn constituency projects in Nigeria

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is in the 6th phase of tracking some fraudulent constituency projects nationwide.

Azuka Ogugua, the spokesperson of the commission, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement.

The apex anti-corruption body said it would deploy its officers across all six geo-political zones of the country, starting from Monday, October 16, to track 1,932 projects valued at N500 billion.

Azuka Ogugua, the spokesperson of the commission, who revealed this in Abuja on Thursday, explained that the objective of the exercise was to ensure improved service delivery to the people across the nooks and crannies of the country.

She listed focal states for the exercise as Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Niger, Kwara, Plateau, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi.

Other focal states, according to Ogugua include Taraba, Gombe, Yobe, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo States and the…

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