By Opeyemi Gbemiro, Lokoja/By Ibrahim Ahmad, Gusau
Feb. 21, 2026
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun tracking 72 projects worth N16.3 billion across Kogi state’s three senatorial districts.
The ICPC Assistant Commissioner Mr. Wale David, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lokoja.
This is as the Commission also says it has tracked 35 Federal Government projects worth N4.61 billion in Zamfara state.
The Team Leader of the Zamfara State tracking exercise, Dr Murtala Bankano, said this in a news briefing in Gusau on Saturday stressing that the aim of the exercise was to ensure value for money.
Bankano said that the Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative (CEPTI) was designed by the Commission in collaboration with 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 to the projects they are handling.
“Although, the exercise is waiting for NIQS report to determine specific gage of those projects in question, we are directing all contractors with any issue to return to site immediately, ” he said.
Bankano said that the target of ICPC under this Initiative was to ensure effective implementation of Constituency and Executive Projects in accordance with the standard.
According to Mr. David in Kogi, their team aims to ensure projects meet specifications and deliver value to communities.
“The ICPC will recover funds for uncompleted projects and investigate cases of sub-standard work.
“Contractors will be required to upgrade projects that don’t meet standards,” he stressed.
He said the exercise would cover power, water, road, housing, and empowerment programs, with the team verifying beneficiaries and project quality.
He noted that though the team might face challenges tracking empowerment programmes, the Commission will work diligently to verify beneficiaries.
“The exercise started in Lokoja with the N6.2 billion Federal Secretariat Complex and N6.4 billion Inland River Port projects.
“The goal is to ensure communities benefit from projects and contractors deliver quality work, or face repercussions for sub-standard jobs,” he said, and urged community members to claim ownership of the projects, recognizing them as their own.
He noted that a Quantity Surveyor, Mr. Ogunseemi Bayo is assisting the team in assessing project costs and quality.
He emphasised that the tracking exercise will cover all 21 local government areas in the state.
The Commission stressed that the initiative aims to promote transparency and accountability in government contracting, ensuring Kogi communities receive the benefits of federal projects.
