We Have Reduced Loss Of Public Funds Through Phony Projects – ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said its anti-corruption campaigns have reduced the loss of public funds through phony projects.

Barr. Amedu Sule, ICPC Enugu State commissioner, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday during the grand finale of activities marking the 20th anniversary of the commission.

According to him, the commission’s project tracking and monitoring programme is one of the landmark achievements the ICPC has recorded within the last 20 years and a legacy it will leave for posterity.

He said that the commission through its systems study mandate was set to monitor Ministries, Departments and Agencies that were likely to be involved in corruption in the public service.

The commissioner said that through the oversight activities of the commission, the usual practice of inflating the cost of public projects was becoming a thing of the past.

“The ICPC has achieved so much that the world is emulating and we have cause to thank God for leading us this far,” Sule said.

The event brought to an end the activities that were outlined to mark the 20th anniversary of the commission.