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In line with the directives of the Federal Government of Nigeria to probe all Constituency Projects across the States, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences, ICPC, Edo State Command, has commenced investigation process on projects initiated by lawmakers in the state.
The recent mandate by the government designed to track new offences of corrupt Practices and siphoning of public funds through questionable projects, is cut across states selected from the six Geo-Political Zones of the Country.
The government mandated the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe the constituency projects initiated by lawmakers in 12 states selected from the six geo-political zones.
As required, two states was selected in each of the Zones and in South South, Edo and Akwa ibom fall within the scope of selected states for probe.
The two states fall under the first phase of the ICPC probe.
A brief of some of the projects site visited by the anti graft agency in Edo State, reveals that works was ongoing in some of the designated sites while others have been abandoned.
Notably,at the Benin-owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA) the construction of earth dam water scheme projects in Otuo Owan East Local government districts and environs was sponsored by Hon pally Iriase, representing Owan East/ West Federal Constituency.
The Five hundred and thirty six million naira project which was awarded to Jurjen Nig. Ltd in 2017, was initially on approval, expected to last for a year, but a further review of the designs approved, was extended to October 2019.
Speaking to our correspondence, the project site manager Engineer Tolu, assures of speedy completion as stipulated in the contract terminal date in October 2019.
He said, "the project is still ongoing but nearing completion.The embankment for the dam is ready. We are waiting for dry season to close it as there's a river running in between. The spill way is almost ready. There's also a construction of a foot bridge that will enable people to cross the spill way. We were also taken to the burrows pit where the sand materials to be used for the embankment are stored. In total, the project is almost completed. The completion period was extended to October 2019 and by then we would have finished it off.
Earlier on his part, the state commissioner, ICPC, Barr Yusuf Olatunji, disclosed that the commission was mandated to track up constituency projects initiated in the state by lawmakers
He warned against abandonment of projects as the commission is fully equipped to handle all forms of corrupt practices.
Recall that, President Muhammadu Buhari has on different occasions accused the National Assembly of paddling the national budgets through constituency projects.
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