Gusau: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has tracked 35 Federal Government projects valued at N4.61 billion across Zamfara State, spotlighting transparency and accountability in public spending.
Dr Murtala Bankano, who led the tracking team, announced this during a news briefing on Saturday in Gusau.
He stated that the goal was to ensure value for money.
Bankano explained that the Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative (CEPTI) was developed by the commission and the Budget Office.
Other collaborators, he said, are the National Institute for Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), the media, and other stakeholders, for the effective implementation of FG projects across the country.
He said that the projects in the phase eight tracking exercise in the state covered six sectors, including Education, Health, Water Resources, Power, Empowerment and Agriculture.
He said that some of the projects were at various degrees of completion, and therefore urged the contractors to go back and do the needful for the projects they are handling.
“Although the exercise is waiting for the NIQS report to determine the specific gauge of those projects in question, we are directing all contractors with any issue to return to sight immediately, ” he said.
Bankano emphasised that the goal is the effective implementation of Constituency and Executive Projects to standard.
