ADC seeks updates on two corruption cases in Nigeria

The African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian political party, is asking the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for an update on two corruption cases in Kebbi State. Its campaign council in the state says it wrote to the ICPC chairman on September 14 and October 8, 2026, seeking information on these cases and other anti-corruption activities, according to the Daily Post.

The first case concerns 54 million naira in contract fraud and abuse of office involving Abubakar Bawa Makuku and Ahmed Abdullahi Fakai, two former officials of Sakaba Local Government Area. The ICPC announced their conviction on October 10, 2025, and the ADC is asking in particular whether the financial penalties and compensation ordered by the court have been paid and whether funds have been recovered for the local government, according to the Daily Post.

The ADC is also asking for an update on the case involving Saidu Usman Nasamu Dakingari, former governor of Kebbi State, who has been prosecuted by the ICPC since October 2018 over the alleged use of 1.094 billion naira belonging to the state. The party wants to know whether the legal proceedings have been concluded or remain pending, according to the Daily Post.

The campaign council is also seeking information on more than 1,000 water pumps kept in warehouses without being distributed. It is relying on an ICPC Phase II interim report on the monitoring of executive and constituency projects, which says the commission had sealed the premises where the equipment was stored. The ADC is asking whether the machines have since been distributed and what measures have been taken, according to the Daily Post.