ICPC alleges N2tn may have been siphoned by public officials in the name of constituency projects

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Crimes Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoye, has said that an estimated N2 trillion was spent on constituency projects in Nigeria since year 2000 without commensurate development at the grassroots.

According to a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr Owasanoye, revealed this on Sunday, at the induction of newly-qualified members of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors(NIQS), in Abuja.

He added that the commission would not hesitate to prosecute any contractor who failed to deliver on funded projects, including accomplices.

The chairman spoke as the guest speaker while delivering a lecture titled “The Role of Quantity Surveyors in the Fight against Corruption, Especially in the Construction Industry”.

While speaking on the on-going tracking of constituency projects by the commission in 12 states of the federation, he said “it was not to witch-hunt anyone”.

The chairman said the commission commenced the Constituency Projects Tracking Group (CPTG) initiative on April 2 to ensure proper implementation of funded projects at various constituencies across the nation.

The ICPC Chairman, however, urged members of NIQS to join the fight against corruption.

“You play a critical role in the construction industry which is very important to the development of any nation, as the sector creates a lot of jobs and you are inevitable in the society,” he said.

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