Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai, representing Yobe South Senatorial District, has dismissed allegations of irregularities concerning the execution of constituency projects in his district.
The senator reacted after officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), led by Mr. Laban Emmanuel, visited the site of a borehole project and a 300KVA/11KV transformer facilitated under his constituency initiatives.
According to the ICPC team, the borehole, supposedly located in Sabongari, Nangere Local Government Area, and the transformer donated to the College of Administration, Potiskum, might have been stolen.
Responding through his Legislative and Media Aide, Abubakar Madu Bukar, Senator Bomai maintained that he bore no responsibility for any alleged 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.
