ICPC: No Irregularities in my Constituency Projects – Yobe Senator

Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai, lawmaker representing Yobe South Senatorial District, has debunked the allegation of irregularities regarding the execution of projects in his constituency. He said this after the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) led by Mr. Laban Emmanuel, inspected the site of a borehole and 300KVA/11KV transformer under his constituency projects. The ICPC team said […]

Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai, lawmaker representing Yobe South Senatorial District, has debunked the allegation of irregularities regarding the execution of projects in his constituency.

He said this after the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) led by Mr. Laban Emmanuel, inspected the site of a borehole and 300KVA/11KV transformer under his constituency projects.

The ICPC team said the borehole was purportedly sunk in the Sabongari area of Nangere Local Government Area of the state, and the transformer donated to the College of Administration, Potiskum, might have been stolen.

Responding to the ICPC allegation, the Yobe South’s Senator through his Legislative and Media Aide, Abubakar Madu Bukar, said he bore no responsibility for these irregularities.

‘‘For the avoidance of doubt, a handover note shows the Contractor Giohen Global Concept Nig. Ltd. that handled the ICT Project at CAMTECH Potiskum has duly supplied and delivered the 300 KVA/11KV transformer facilitated by Senator Ibrahim Mohammad Bomai.”

‘‘However, after the delivery of the transformer, the College realizing that its capacity was not compatible with the power supply to its ICT Centre agreed with the Yobe State Rural Electrification Board (REB) to exchange the transformer with one that is compatible with the power supply to the ICT Centre.

‘‘The decision and action on the exchange of the transformer were solely between CAMTECH and the Yobe State REB, and Senator Bomai was not either involved or privy to this arrangement.

‘‘On the borehole-related issues regarding the report by the paper on incomplete work, installation of under-capacity generators (6.5KV instead of 12.5KV), and misplacement of project locations, are the responsibility of the contractor and that has also nothing to do with the Senator.

‘‘It is therefore spurious to link the irregularities on those water projects to Senator Ibrahim Bomai as those projects were awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works and have nothing to do with constituency projects of the Senator and he bears no responsibility for these irregularities’’ Senator said.