The Jigawa State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Fee (PCACC) has introduced the restoration of over N300 million in misappropriated funds from 2024 until date.
The company additionally revealed that it has obtained and resolved 200 complaints since its institution in 2022.
The Chairman of the fee, Mr. Salisu Abdu, disclosed these particulars to journalists in Dutse on Wednesday, highlighting the company’s twin mandate of dealing with public complaints and investigating corrupt practices.
“We’ve twin capabilities of attending to public complaints and investigating corrupt practices.
“I’m completely satisfied to say that inside the interval underneath evaluate, we’ve received the general public confidence, we obtained over 200 complaints and 75% had been resolved.
“We’ve additionally recovered public funds of greater than N300 million from 2024 to this point. That is additionally one other milestone,” he stated.
Abdu additionally revealed that 5 former and serving native authorities chairmen have been invited for questioning, stressing that the fee has the authority to summon any particular person discovered to have violated public belief.
“It’s not about those that left workplace, any particular person discovered wanting in breach of the general public procurement course of, guidelines and rules or something.
“It’s a part of our mandate; it’s not all about arrest, ours is invitation, we invite folks when now we have affordable suspicion of involvement in alleged corrupt practices or any breach of public course of,” he stated.
The chairman famous that land-related circumstances made up 75% of the full complaints resolved by the company. He described the difficulty as a serious supply of concern and reaffirmed the company’s dedication to addressing such issues.
To additional fight corruption, Abdu said that the fee will intensify sensitization efforts aimed toward educating the general public on the hazards of corruption.
“The company would scale up sensitisation actions to create consciousness on the ills of corruption, as a part of efforts to construct a corrupt-free society,” he stated.
The Jigawa State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Fee (PCACC) is a governmental physique established to deal with public grievances and fight corruption inside Jigawa State.
Past {financial} recoveries, PCACC performs a vital position in addressing land disputes, which make up a good portion of the complaints it handles. The company can also be targeted on preventive measures, together with public consciousness campaigns to teach residents on corruption and its penalties.
