Reps search overhaul of ICPC funding for recovering N33.16bn, $1.8m
The Home of Representatives has known as for a complete funding overhaul for the Impartial Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC), citing the company’s spectacular {financial} recoveries regardless of what lawmakers described as extreme budgetary constraints.
The lawmakers made the decision throughout the fee’s defence of its 2026 price range proposal earlier than the Home Committee on Anti-Corruption.
Members of the committee counseled the ICPC for producing substantial returns to the federal authorities whereas working on restricted sources.
Talking throughout the session, Hon. Abdulmaleek Abdulraheem, representing Adavi/Okehi Federal Constituency of Kogi state, highlighted the fee’s efficiency in 2025.
“You solely acquired N2.8 billion final yr, but you had been in a position to recuperate N33.16 billion and $1.8 million, alongside quite a few convictions,” he stated.
He contrasted the ICPC’s efficiency with that of different businesses that obtain greater allocations however make no {financial} returns to authorities coffers. Abdulraheem urged the committee to make sure that any reductions within the fee’s 2026 price range be reversed.
“In the event that they can’t be given greater than what was accredited in 2025, they need to not go beneath that determine,” he added.
He warned that persistent underfunding may expose the company to undue strain and institutional vulnerabilities.
Additionally talking, Hon. Kayode Akiolu, described the ICPC as an anti-corruption company whose strategies align with worldwide finest practices, commending its management for sustaining purposeful legislation enforcement.
Different committee members proposed an modification to permit the fee to retain a share of recovered funds to assist its operations, just like preparations granted to revenue-generating businesses.
Dr. Aliyu Mustapha Abdullahi, representing Ikara/Kubau Federal Constituency, stated the committee ought to push for a framework enabling the ICPC to retain a part of its recoveries to boost effectivity and scale back reliance on unsure budgetary releases.
Earlier in his presentation, ICPC chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, appealed to the Nationwide Meeting for improved and well timed funding to allow the fee to successfully discharge its statutory mandate.