The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kebbi State has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to provide updates on two corruption cases involving the state.
The party’s Kebbi State Campaign Council said it wrote to the ICPC chairman on September 14 and October 8, 2026, seeking clarification on the cases and other anti-corruption activities in the state.
In a statement signed by its Director of Strategic Communications, Bello Abdullahi, on Sunday, the council said the commission had yet to respond to either letter.
The ADC requested an update on the N54 million contract fraud and abuse of office case involving two former officials of Sakaba Local Government Area, Abubakar Bawa Makuku and Ahmed Abdullahi Fakai.
The ICPC announced on October 10, 2025, that the two former officials had been convicted. However, the party asked whether the court-ordered financial penalties and compensation had been paid and whether any money had been recovered for the local government.
The council also sought an update on the case involving former Kebbi State Governor, Saidu Usman Nasamu Dakingari, who was arraigned by the ICPC in October 2018 over the alleged misapplication of N1.094 billion belonging to the state.
It asked the commission to clarify whether the case had been concluded or remained pending before the court.
“We are asking for basic institutional accountability: what investigations were undertaken, what became of them, what outcomes were achieved and what remains unresolved, to the extent that such information may lawfully be disclosed,” the statement said.
The party also requested information on more than 1,000 water-pumping machines reportedly kept in storage without distribution in the state.
It cited the ICPC’s Phase II Interim Report on its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative, which stated that the commission had sealed premises where the machines were stored.
The ADC asked whether the machines had eventually been distributed to their intended beneficiaries and what action had been taken over the matter.
The council urged the ICPC to respond to its letters and provide updates on the cases, including any financial recoveries and actions taken, to the extent permitted by law.
