The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related
offences Commission (ICPC) has handed over six tractors recovered from Senator
Isa Hamman Misau, who represented Bauchi Central at the Senate, to the rightful
beneficiaries.
The tractors were meant to be distributed to the
six beneficiary local government areas of Ganjuwa, Misau, Dambam, Darazo, Warji
and Ningi in Bauchi Central senatorial zone.
While addressing journalists at the weekend, the ICPC Commissioner
in the state, Abubakar Dutsinma, said the release of the tractors followed a
directive from the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye.
He said the tractors are part of the 2015
constituency projects awarded through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and sponsored by the then senator representing the district.
The six tractors were recovered by the Constituency
Projects Tracking Group (CPTG) on July 31, 2019.
Dutsinma said: “In Bauchi, the group has done so
much in terms of tracking constituency projects that were given to the three
senators and some members of the House of Representatives.
“In the course of that constituency tracking, we
realised that tractors meant to be distributed in the Bauchi Central senatorial
zone under the leadership of Senator Misau were not distributed. He was given
the money for the purchase of the tractors to be distributed to the local governments
affected.
“When the CPTG swung into action, it was discovered
that the tractors were purchased, as we saw the papers from the contractors
indicating that they were paid for and delivered, but unfortunately, they were
not given to the people they were meant for.
“With the intervention of the ICPC, we came up and
took the tractors into our custody; we investigated it and made our report. The
senator was asked to refurbish the tractors because they were supposed to be in
perfect condition which he did, and today, my Chairman directed that we should
come and give the tractors directly to the chairmen of the affected LGAs.”
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