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Three months after Dataphyte’s investigation exposing how Teachers’ Quarters projects in Ebonyi were abandoned, the Ebonyi state government has completed one of the projects.
April 4th, 2022
Three months after Dataphyte’s investigation exposing how Teachers’ Quarters projects in Ebonyi were abandoned, the Ebonyi state government has completed one of the projects.
State of the Teachers’ Quarters before Dataphyte’s Report (One year, two months after N20.108 million release for the project)
Dataphyte had earlier reported that work recommenced on Uwana Teachers’ Quarters project after the investigation.
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The state of the project when work recommenced on it, two weeks after Dataphyte’s report.
Earlier, a sum of Twenty million naira(N20.108 million) was released for the project in Uwana, according to the Ebonyi State Open Data Portal. As at September 2020 but more than one year after the release of funds , the Teachers’ Quarters was uncompleted and abandoned.
However, two weeks after Dataphyte’s investigation, work recommenced on the project and three months after the report, the project has now been completed.
This development is evidence that sustained demand for accountability and transparency in how public funds are used can lead to development. Open Government initiatives like Open Contracting and Open Procurement are critical for holding the government to account.
Current state of the project three months after Dataphyte’s report
Earlier, the then Principal of Uwana Secondary school, Orji Orji, told Dataphyte that existence of the quarters will make it convenient for Teachers’ to deliver on their expected duties.
It is hoped that the State will move to complete other abandoned projects across the states including staff quarters and classrooms in Uwana and the other locations in Ebonyi as highlighted in Dataphyte’s report.
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Three months after Dataphyte’s investigation exposing how Teachers’ Quarters projects in Ebonyi were abandoned, the Ebonyi state government has completed one of the projects.
