- MDAs, contractors should be queried, not lawmakers, says Ndume
By Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has beamed its searchlight on some National Assembly members from the North-east for allegedly collecting funds for constituency projects for several years without executing them due to Boko Haram insurgency that ravaged the area, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed.
THISDAY gathered that the ICPC, during its probe of constituency projects, found out that North-east was the worst affected by the non-execution of the schemes due to the Boko Haram insurgency, which made it impossible for contractors to be mobilised to execute projects in many local government areas that were occupied by insurgents in the geopolitical zone.
Although the source could not give the exact amount involved, in the 2019 budget, North-east National Assembly members…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
