…Imo, Lagos, 3 Others Account For 57.1%
Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform, has released its 2024/2025 project tracking report, which indicated that several government projects across Nigeria remained uncompleted, abandoned, or untraceable, despite huge budgetary allocations to the affected projects by the sub-national governments.
During the report monitoring cycle, the civil advocacy organisation monitored 2,760 projects across 28 states, highlighting systemic gaps between public spending and tangible development outcomes.
It reported that out of these projects, 1,438 were completed, 99 were abandoned, 660 were in progress, 471 were not done, and 92 were fraudulently implemented.
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According to Tracka, the 92 projects are characterised by the diversion of project funds and projects to other locations, disbursements of funds for projects completed in previous budget cycles without new implementation, projects partially completed, and poorly executed.
It disclosed that the highest incidence of such fraudulent projects was recorded in Imo (17.43%), Lagos (12.73%), Kwara (11.76%), Abia (10.67%), and Ogun (8.33%), with the five states accounting for 57.1% of all fraudulently delivered projects, representing N8.61 billion of the total N15.07 billion disbursed for projects in this category.
Tracka reported that further breakdown of these projects involved targeted tracking to evaluate the status of strategic infrastructure and its wider impact on national development, adding that the exercise focuses on monitoring covered key sectors, including dam projects, revitalised primary healthcare centres, and federally funded projects in the Niger Delta.
It stated that by concentrating on these priority areas its aim was to provide a clearer understanding of how public investments translate into tangible outcomes for citizens.
Following repeated national grid collapses in 2024, Tracka focused on dam-related projects across 13 states with a combined value of N432 million in view of the fact that dams are critical for water management, irrigation, and power generation, and weak oversight in this sector can have ripple effects on national energy supply, food production, and economic stability.
It added that out of the 16 projects tracked, none was completed at the time of assessment while four were abandoned, six were progressing slowly, and six was yet to commence despite prior funding.
In view of the importance of access to primary healthcare as one of the most urgent needs in many communities, Tracka tracked 47 revitalised primary healthcare centres across 25 states and reported that out of these centres, 26 centres showed visible improvements in infrastructure or equipment; 12 were under renovation; eight had no interventions despite being listed as revitalised; and one was completely abandoned.
It noted that in many neglected facilities, residents continued to face long travel distances and substandard care due to inadequate staffing, poor equipment, and weak sanitation as limited public disclosure of disbursement data compounded the challenges, obscuring whether delays stemmed from funding gaps, contractor inefficiency, or weak supervision.
In the Niger Delta, Tracka monitored 48 federally funded projects across Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers states. While 29 projects were completed and produced measurable community benefits, 13 had not commenced, four were ongoing, and two were untraceable despite confirmed funding.
Despite these challenges, the Tracka report highlighted 15 success stories driven by citizen engagement. These include the revitalisation of Kaida Sabo Primary Healthcare Centre, renovations at Nawairudeen Primary School in Plateau State, completion of a stalled healthcare centre in Ikirun, empowerment programs for persons with disabilities in Katsina, erosion control initiatives in Rivers State, and clean water access through borehole projects in Akwa Ibom.
Commenting on the report’s findings, the Head of Tracka, Joshua Osiyemi, canvassed the urgent need for citizen oversight to ensure that public funds deliver real impact.
He explained: “The 2024/2025 Tracka report confirms what we have long known. Allocation of funds does not guarantee project delivery. Citizen oversight is not optional; it is essential. Tracka monitored 11.2% of the budgeted projects (2,760 out of 24,553) (ERGP+ZIP), demonstrating what is possible. If just 5% of Nigerians engage in oversight, monitoring could reach 50%, significantly reducing opportunities for corruption and greatly improving service delivery and quality of life across communities.”
In view of the worrisome findings on poorly implemented capital projects nationwide, Tracka advised the governments to publish detailed project information, provide timely disbursement data, strengthen supervision, and prioritise socially impactful projects, and that state governments must treat federal allocations to them as strategic development tools, not discretionary or patronage funds.
In addition, the civil advocacy organisation charged anti-corruption agencies to act preventively, close systemic loopholes, and ensure investigations yield tangible results even as it encouraged the citizens to visit project sites, document progress, and use civic platforms such as Tracka to reinforce accountability at the grassroots level.
