Emmanuel Addeh in AbujaThe Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has commenced a joint nationwide verification and tracking of constituency and zonal intervention projects executed by the ministry across the country. Through its Special Projects Unit, the ministry supervises the execution of federal government constituency and zonal intervention projects, while the ICPC serves as the statutory agency responsible for enforcing compliance, due diligence, and integrity in budget implementation and public expenditure. The joint verification exercise was officially flagged off in Kano yesterday and is being conducted simultaneously in all states where the projects were implemented. “This joint verification and tracking exercise with the ICPC is aimed at evaluating the impact of these projects and ensuring that they are executed to standard for the benefit of the people,” Belgore said. Also speaking, the ICPC Head of Constituency Projects Tracking, Bello Bakori, noted that the commission’s participation reflects its mandate to prevent corruption through proactive monitoring of public projects.