The senator representing Enugu North, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, has finally distributed constituency projects valued at N117 million to some constituents after the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) recovered the items from him.
The items that included 228 motorcycles, 51 tricycles, 203 grinding machines and five transformers were stashed in Senator Utazi’s residence until the Constituency Projects Tracking Group (CPTG) of ICPC waded into action to recover them.
The senator was Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes between 2015-2019.
Tracka , a good governance initiative that monitors constituency projects across the nation, said that Utazi’s constituency projects were finally distributed to the intending beneficiaries on Wednesday.
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The ICPC recently said that about N2 trillion was spent on constituency projects in Nigeria since 2000, without commensurate development at the grassroots.
“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has again recovered items worth N117,123,375.44 million from the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State,” the anti-graft agency had said in a statement.
“The items covered by this amount and recovered from the legislator are 168 and 51 numbers of motorcycles and tricycles respectively. They were discovered to be stashed away in a compound in Mkpologu town of Uzo-Nwani Local Government Area, believed to be owned by the Senator.
“The tricycles, motorcycles and grinding machines were meant to be distributed to the lawmaker’s constituents to empower them as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to alleviate poverty.
“Additionally, ICPC recovered 203 grinding machines, 60 motorcycles and 5 transformers in the compound which had been procured under another constituency project. Thereupon the Commission impounded all the items and sealed the Senator’s compound.”



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imagine bearing Mrs Utazi,... the wife dey try

ICPC are a jobless organisation that should be disbanded immediately. Imagine thinking the senator can steal 117 motorcycles parked in his own very compound? How daft can an organisation be?

If he wanted steal the bikes, why not refuse to buy them seize the cash like SW and Northern senators who buy head pans and shovels for their constituents.

Na their way. Akpabio friend

HRHQueenPhil:
imagine bearing Mrs Utazi,... the wife dey try

Where are from?

Imagine the man was the chairman on senate committe of anti~corruption

nigeria, akwa-ibom

myfan:


Where are from?

The man was forced to distribute now. He wanted to hoard them and use them as political gifts. This is FG money and everyone should know. Why hoarding them Anti progressive primitive senator. I don’t know why they are sharing Keke sef. Can’t you shire something that would be more uplifting. They should think outside the box

SLAP44:
ICPC are a jobless organisation that should be disbanded immediately. Imagine thinking the senator can steal 117 motorcycles parked in his own very compound? How daft can an organisation be?

If he wanted steal the bikes, why not refuse to buy them seize the cash like SW and Northern senators who buy head pans and shovels for their constituents.

joeluv:
The man was forced to distribute now. He wanted to hoard them and use them as political gifts. This is FG money and everyone should know. Why hoarding them Anti progressive primitive senator. I don’t know why they are sharing Keke sef. Can’t you shire something that would be more uplifting. They should think outside the box

What have your own senator shared?

Enugu is in God's hands.

His people don't care about any constituency projects..

Their priorities is the development of SW

SLAP44:
ICPC are a jobless organisation that should be disbanded immediately. Imagine thinking the senator can steal 117 motorcycles parked in his own very compound? How daft can an organisation be?

If he wanted steal the bikes, why not refuse to buy them seize the cash like SW and Northern senators who buy head pans and shovels for their constituents.

Must you supports anything evil?

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He is my senator. Besides it’s FG money. I expect him to be more creative. Think outside the box. All this sharing Okada needs to stop.

SLAP44:


What have your own senator shared?

helinues:
His people don't care about any constituency projects..

Their priorities is the development of SW

Your Sw is lagos state while u chat from Ekiti state
Lolzzz

The senator representing Enugu North, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, has finally distributed constituency projects valued at N117 million to some constituents after the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) recovered the items from him.

Confused bloggers.
If they recover the items from him, how did he still distribute it?

It is funny that the ICPC is nowhere to be found after making so much noise.

TRICYCLES


LOL. Rogues and thieves

joeluv:
The man was forced to distribute now. He wanted to hoard them and use them as political gifts. This is FG money and everyone should know. Why hoarding them Anti progressive primitive senator. I don’t know why they are sharing Keke sef. Can’t you shire something that would be more uplifting. They should think outside the box

They are still political gifts.
The people know who gave them the gifts not where the money comes from.
It is not the first time that senators will be distributing constituency projects.

MelesZenawi:



Your Sw is lagos state while u chat from Ekiti state
Lolzzz

So you are the guy I saw beside me inside the bus peeping through my phone.. So you are residing in Ekiti?

joeluv:
He is my senator. Besides it’s FG money. I expect him to be more creative. Think outside the box. All this sharing Okada needs to stop.

Stop lying.

They should go after those that shares shoe makers kits and wheel barrows. Nonsensical nonsense.

We are better than Keke and Okada In the east. If the north wants to share wheel barrow in 2019 that’s there wahala. But we in Enugu, we want the senator to think outside the box. The days of Okada is long gone.

benpuzzy:
They should go after those that shares shoe makers kits and wheel barrows. Nonsensical nonsense.

HRHQueenPhil:
nigeria, akwa-ibom

No wonder you captured the meaning of Utazi. That Utazi leaf used to be medicinal, either pepperish or very bitter. I can't really remember it again having been out of village for a while now.

Lmao..... Smh.

SLAP44:


Stop lying.

Nsukka people are politically foolish. they can worship a councillor for N100 gift. Are they are too wise in their own eyes. You can't point to one single government presence in the whole area.

Agreed we are politically naive. But there is resistance from some smart young people. We are getting there. These backward thinking politicians wld be a thing of the past soon.

Mbeki:
Nsukka people are politically foolish. they can worship a councillor for N100 gift. Are they are too wise in their own eyes. You can't point to one single government presence in the whole area.

joeluv:
Agreed we are politically naive. But there is resistance from some smart young people. We are getting there. These backward thinking politicians wld be a thing of the past soon.

I salute those youth really. Those items were being horded for the next election. In that zone, if one does not belong to a political party, nothing for you.