In the FCT, despite the allocation of N1.245 billion for the implementation of 17 constituency projects, only one was tracked complete, while 15 projects worth N1.195 billion were untraceable as a result of lack of access to information and project data.

By Mariam Ileyemi


An investigative report on the implementation of the 2019 and 2020 constituency projects in Ondo State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has revealed how most of the projects are untraceable.

The investigation was carried out through an initiative tagged; “Follow the Projects,” a social accountability movement and advocacy established by Technocrat Media Nigeria for the tracking of projects as provided for in the budgets of the government.

According to the findings, a sum of N3.905 billion was budgeted in 2019 and 2020 for the implementation of 86 zonal intervention projects (ZIPs) also known as “constituency projects” in nine federal constituencies and three Senatorial districts in Ondo State.

However, the investigators said only 30 out of these 86 projects were found trackable, while the rest were untraceable with no locations or actual descriptions.

In the FCT, N1.245 billion was allocated for the implementation of 17 constituency projects, in two federal constituencies and the FCT Senatorial District but that only one out of the 17 projects was found to have been completed.


The report

According to the director of the initiative, Daisi Omokungbe, the implementation of 2019 and 2020 zonal intervention projects in the FCT and Ondo State is a mix of abandoned, non-existing and untraceable projects.

He disclosed this at a press conference held in Abuja to mark the launch of the report, saying the projects were categorised into abandoned, completed, due process, ongoing, tracked and untraceable.

He said the initiative was supported by MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) through HEDA Resource Centre.

Mr Omokungbe said: “The report of the three months investigation was published, submitted to our partners, and handed to Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Chairman House Committee on NDDC at the House of Representatives at a meeting of a coalition of stakeholders from Ondo State in February this year.”

He also noted that the lawmaker had promised that he was going to ensure NDDC contractors come back to sites to complete their abandoned projects across the state.


The findings

Despite the money released for the 86 projects in Ondo State, only 30 were found trackable, while the rest were untraceable with no locations or actual descriptions.

The findings further revealed that six projects were abandoned, 14 were completed, four under due process, seven are ongoing, 31 were trackable, and fifty-two were untraceable.

Similarly, in the FCT, despite the allocation of N1.245 billion for the implementation of 17 constituency projects, only one was tracked complete, while 15 projects worth N1.195 billion were untraceable as a result of lack of access to information and project data.


The untraceable projects

Mr Omokungbe said the untraceable projects raised red flags for encouraging opacity, corruption and diversion of public funds for personal uses.

“In our moving round, tracking projects and engaging local stakeholders, they lamented the pains they go through on a daily basis which if some of the projects awarded were completed, the sufferings and pains would have reduced, and dividends of democracy would have been delivered to the people,” he said.

He added that issues of basic social amenities such as provision of water, health centres, local roads, school buildings and erosion control formed the major demands of communities.

He noted that in the course of the investigation, they issued over 20 Freedom of Information Requests (FOI) to federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), but that only a few responded to the information and data being sought.

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If this my shot at FTC no hit front-page, I go flog those mods.

Abeg...

Shey our National Assembly members too get immunity ni

I expect the EFCC to be monitoring all this constituency project

DubaiLandLord1:
Akeredolu have not been paying pensioners in Ondo State.

Not Akerelodu fault bro. Constituency project is a sole lootocracy of Assembly members.

But on a more serious note, I see looting in South West surpassing every other Southern region. Masses from this region really have to wake up.

Ole

This country has gone to the dogs.
The senate and house of representatives members are cashing out from this corntree ona daily basis.


That is how one senator came to commission a constituency project in my place. He built a public toilet with two water closets but no borehole or any means of getting water.

Thar is how bad boys changed the public toilet to a red zone where they give girls doggy and quickies.

SpecialAdviser:

Not Akerelodu fault bro. Constituency project is a sole lootocracy of Assembly members.

But on a more serious note, I looting in South West surpassing every other Southern region. Masses from this region really have to wake up.

I've not even read the article... Make I go read

One question I have always asked and nobody has an answer to it is, "What's the need for constituency project money given to lawmakers when we have the federal ministry of works?" Which law gave the parliamentarians power to execute projects in their local communities?

Obasanjo messed up this country when he had the rare opportunity to fix the democratic foundation. Today, he has become a saint, giving unsolicited counsel to the tall oldie with an incurable ear infection.

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now there's a surprise!

Noted

Instead of to Dey go forward. You say na reverse

Dear Kings, instead of cheating, marry a second wife.

Nawao

APC is fighting Corruption with mountain moving corruption

We no get EFCC again or its only going after Yahoo boys their work is now limited to now?

So does that mean some wicked, greedy people who have been entrusted to carry out these projects that would make life easier for the people of the state, have embezzled the millions?

Gawd! This country!

Corrupt state government

Money yaff been shared in Ghana must go bags.. Shame!

Everything on buhari regime is too large for the eyes to see

i hope this isn't a set from fg bcoz ondo gov is criticizing fg for some month now, over open grazen .... and buari now is using efcc to nack is opposition ....

Islie:

In the FCT, despite the allocation of N1.245 billion for the implementation of 17 constituency projects, only one was tracked complete, while 15 projects worth N1.195 billion were untraceable as a result of lack of access to information and project data.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/491447-constituency-projects-worth-billions-of-naira-untrackable-in-ondo-fct-report.html

What should one expect from a country with the most horrible set of politicians in the world? A failed country.

Corruption everywhere.

SmartPolician:
What's the need for constituency project money given to lawmakers when we have the federal ministry of works?" Which law gave the parliamentarians power to execute projects in their local community?

NASS has the power of the purse so by that authority to have constituency projects budgeted. They should be directing the federal government what to do with the money instead of doing it themselves.

Are you telling us the other states projects are trackable?
Abeg tell us what we don't know.

Yoruba politicians gives no fuvk about their people


That's why there's hunger and poverty in the land of oduduwa

EFCC under Buhari is only to fight hustling legally and illegally online.

easyfem:
i hope this isn't a set from fg bcoz ondo gov is criticizing fg for some month now, over open grazen .... and buari now is using efcc to nack is opposition ....

The Senator representing FCT is in PDP, perhaps another way to blackmail him to joining APC.

SmartPolician:
One question I have always asked and nobody has an answer to it is, "What's the need for constituency project money given to lawmakers when we have the federal ministry of works?" Which law gave the parliamentarians power to execute projects in their local community?

Obasanjo messed up this country when he had the rare opportunity to fix the democratic foundation. Today, he has become a saint, giving unsolicited counsel to the tall oldie with an incurable ear infection.

U nailed it! Our current problems started in 1999. That administration had the ample opportunity to fix things and put so many things aright but they derailed. And what we are ripping now is the consequences of those actions

Why the cherry-picking?
Such news applies to all the states in this country.