By ERIC MOORE

 

INDEPENDENT Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced Phase 7 Executive and Constituency Projects tracking exercise valued N6,320,433,398.13 in Rivers State.

The tracking of the Executive and Constituency projects is an initiative of the Commission that started in 2019, focusing on how well the funds allocated to critical sectors of agriculture, education, health, power, water resources, among others, by government are utilized.

The tracking agencies were News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), National Productivity Centre (NPC), Niger Delta River Basin Development Agency (NDRBDA), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA),
Coco Research Institute of Nigeria, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute NBRRI and Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

Team Leader, Wulangs Buba Yohsi, revealed this in information released to this medium in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Thursday.

Yohsi said the objective of the exercise was to deepen adherence to due process in the execution of government projects, improve value for money and entrench the culture of compliance with the scope and specifications as contained in the contract documents.

Also, the tracking focused on investigating fraudulent procurement practices in the award of executive and constituency projects.

Pentoks News gathered that the seventh phase, involving 1,500 projects with a total project value of N610 billion, kicked off on Monday, November 18, 2024, in 22 states across the six geopolitical zones.

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