ICPC RECOVERS DIVERTED AMBULANCES, HANDS THEM OVER TO SOKOTO HOSPITAL
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Hajia Rakiya Maternity Hospital in Sabon Birnin, Sokoto State, received two ambulances on Monday from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission.
ICPC personnel used the commission’s Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative to recover the vehicles.
Alhaji Aliyu Gobir, the community leader, was shown the automobiles by Mr. Garba Tukur-Idris, the ICPC Resident Commissioner for Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara states, on behalf of the communities that would benefit. Tukur-Idris clarified that the cars were a part of a health clinic project that Sen.
Ibrahim Gobir, the senator at the time who represented the Sokoto East Senatorial Zone, had started.
He pointed out that the ambulances were tracked to somewhere other than the lawmaker’s declared destination during the ICPC tracking operation.
Tukur-Idris further stated that the vehicles and their accessories had remained intact at the commission’s office since their recovery, and all necessary investigations had been completed.
“The ambulances are hereby handed over to the community for onward use by the citizens,” he said. “I urge the local council authorities, healthcare workers, and community members to ensure proper use of the vehicles.”
He explained that CEPTI had saved the country hundreds of millions of naira through its various phases. “Some uncompleted projects not only deprive Nigerians of basic amenities and infrastructure but also pose security risks,” he added.
He underlined the importance of the private sector in monitoring the implementation of constituency projects in the country. “Completed projects are major dividends of democracy, fostering growth and development at the grassroots.”
“Lack of accountability in the execution of projects is a red flag of systemic corruption that shortchanges the electorate and deprives them of essential social systems that should be readily available,” Tukur-Idris said.
“The private sector has a major role to play in identifying and preventing corruption in project execution,” he continued, expressing appreciation for the increased involvement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), NGOs, and other stakeholders while seeking more support.
Alhaji Aliyu Gobir, the district head of Unguwar Mai Lalle and a community leader, thanked the commission for responding quickly to public complaints in his remarks following the delivery of the vehicles.
He promised that the cars would be used responsibly and praised ICPC for its dedication to fighting corruption. The handover event was witnessed by Rabi’u S-Gobir, the Personal Assistant to former Sen. Gobir, along with other ICPC officials.
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