The Federal Government has reiterated that only the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs has the mandate to certify payments for Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP) and Constituency Projects (CP) executed by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
This information, according to a release signed by the Head of Press & PR at the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Anastasia Ogbonna, and made available to Tribune Online on Monday in Abuja, was disclosed in a service-wide circular titled “Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP) and Constituency Projects (CP),” signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume.
According to the circular, “no payment shall be made to any contractor for ZIP/CP by MDAs without verification of the execution of such projects or programmes and certification by FMSDIGA.
“Implementing MDAs shall invite FMSDIGA to verify all zonal intervention/constituency projects (ZIP/CP) as contained in both ZIP Appropriation and Capital Appropriation.”
The circular added that non-compliance with the guidelines has resulted in the lack of proper implementation of the programmes and projects.
On the issue of funding for the verification exercise, the circular stated, “Funds for the purpose of these verification exercises shall be sourced from the Project Administration Funds of the ZIP/CP under the purview of the various MDAs.”
The circular, as informed by Ogbonna, further stated that it became imperative to reissue it again, following flagrant disregard by implementing MDAs, emphasising that henceforth, “MDAs that fail to comply with this circular shall be excluded from the implementation of ZIP/CP in subsequent FGN budgets.”
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