Abuja: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has tracked the execution of three borehole projects in Ondo awarded by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
Its Spokesperson, Okor Odey, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
According to Odey, the contracts, valued at N54.7 million, were tracked and verified under the ICPC’s Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative (CEPTI) following their award in late November 2024.
“The ICPC team carried out the tracking exercise alongside representatives from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency and other accredited Project Management Consultants.
The projects were approved at the NPHCDA Tenders Board meeting held on November 20, 2024, and formally awarded to Workman Network Equipment Resources Ltd. on November 21, 2024.
“The contract valued at N54,758,244.00 inclusive of taxes, covered the drilling of motorised boreholes at the three Primary Health Care Centres in Ondo State,” he said.
Odey added that the project included Basic Health Centre, Danjuma – Akure South Local Government Area; Basic Health Centre, Awaye – Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo LGA; and Boa II Primary Health Centre – Akoko South West LGA.
ICPC’s monitoring team, after project completion, confirmed that the boreholes were executed and are functional, providing much-needed potable water to the health facilities and surrounding communities.
“At the Basic Health Centre in Ile-Oluji, Oke Igbo, the Primary Health Care Officer-in-Charge, Mrs Ajiromoke Mercy, expressed satisfaction with the quality of work delivered.
“She commended the initiative, noting that the borehole project has effectively addressed longstanding water challenges within the health centre and has significantly benefited the host community,” he said.
The commission, he said, reiterated its commitment to ensuring transparency, accountability, and value-for-money in the implementation of public-funded projects across the country.
He said ICPC remains committed to promoting accountability and effective service delivery through regular tracking and verification of government projects.
The commission called on the public to support its monitoring efforts by providing information on the status of projects in their communities.
