COVID-19: ICPC to Track Govt Expenditure

Malik Yahya/

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it has set up a team to monitor the disbursement of funds in fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Commission disclosed this in a statement on its website.

The statement reads, “The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in the execution of its preventive mandate in Section 6 (b)-(d) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenqqces Act, 2000, has set up an independent COVID–19 Funds Monitoring Team charged with the prevention of possible financial abuses that may arise in the management of the Covid-19 special intervention funds. 

The Team will monitor the disbursement and utilisation of the funds, donations and other receipts mobilised towards combating the  outbreak of the Coronavirus in the country.  

“The Team will deploy appropriate strategy to prevent incidences of corruption that may have negative impact on the efforts of government to deal effectively with the pandemic and its work will complement the efforts of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 with regard to transparency and accountability in the management of the funds. 

“While the Commission salutes all those in the frontline of battling the outbreak and everyone facilitating the national effort behind the scene, it  hereby reiterates its earlier advisory to all actors in the management chain of the COVID-19 response to steer clear of all unethical and corrupt acts that could result in criminal investigation and consequences.”