The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), has recovered from two former senators equipment meant for constituency projects.
The equipment were traced to Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom Northwest) and Isa Misau (Bauchi Central Senatorial District) through the agency’s constituency projects tracking group initiative.
In a statement, the spokesperson of the commission, Rasheedat Okoduwa disclosed to newsmen that the Agency has commenced the tracking of constituency projects in 12 states.
According to her, about N2 trillion was spent on constituency projects in Nigeria since 2000, without commensurate development at the grassroots.
In the statement, the ICPC said six tractors meant to be distributed to farmers in the six area councils of the former Bauchi senator were recovered.
The tractors according to the agency were part of N430 million contract for the supply of agricultural machinery to farmers in the district, which was awarded in 2015.
The commission said the CPTG team for Bauchi State discovered that N76.6 million was paid for the tractors in December 2015 and were supplied in March 2016.
It added that the team discovered that the tractors were not distributed as required in the terms of the contract.
The ICPC said Mr Misau met with officials of ICPC in Bauchi and claimed in a written statement that the tractors were kept in Yuli village.
The agency further said efforts in tracking the location where the tractors were kept were unsuccessful.
It said some of the intended beneficiaries who were interviewed claimed not to have ever seen the tractors in the village as claimed by the former senator.
The anti-graft agency also said it had also recovered hospital equipment meant for constituency project on the premises of Mma Obot Foundation, allegedly belonging to Akpabio.
Among the recoveries so far made by the CPTG team are dialysis machine, ECG monitor, oxygen regulator, anaesthetic machines, generators and other hospital equipment meant for a cottage hospital in Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, from premises of Mma Obot Foundation, alleged to belong to Senator Godswill Akpabio.
