The Independent Corrupt Practices
and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered three ambulances
and a 500KVA transformer meant for
constituency projects from Buruji Kashamu, a former senator who represented
Ogun-east.
Rasheedat Okoduwa, ICPC
spokesperson, said the items were part of the 2016 constituency projects which
were to be distributed to Ogun-east senatorial district.
She said the commission received
intelligence about the presence of the items at the location from a concerned
citizen who became aware of the commission’s constituency project tracking
group initiative.
“They were discovered at his
constituency project office in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State,” she said.
“The three ambulances, which were
procured at the cost of N6m each, were meant to be supplied to Obada Healthcare
Centre, Oke Sopin in the Ijebu North Local Government Area; Community Health
Centre, Itele in Ijebu East Local Government Area; and Community Health Centre,
Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government Area.
“The transformer is the last of
an initial 11 meant for distribution to various communities of Ogun East
Senatorial District which were procured at the cost of N3.6m each, bringing the
total for the entire eleven transformers to N39.5m.”
She also said the exercise has so
far covered 12 states of the federation.
“The recovered items were seized
and the vehicles were moved to a Police Station while the 500KVA Transformer
was marked with the Commission’s seizure seal and in the interim, kept in the
custody of the Manager of the Senator’s office,” ICPC said.
In August, the commission said it
recovered hospital equipment meant for constituency project on the premises of
Mma Obot Foundation, allegedly owned by Godswill Akpabio, former governor of
Akwa Ibom.
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