OrderPaper Nigeria, an online platform, has launched Constrack, a mobile app to monitor the implementation of constituency projects across the country.
In a statement, Titilope Fadare, programme assistant of the platform, said the app is an initiative to curb corruption and opacity associated with constituency projects.
She added that the user friendly app is equipped with verified information on the status of the projects in order to inform the citizens who are interested in tracking the implementation process.
Fadare disclosed that the initiative is also a good platform for legislators to tell their success stories on constituency projects, while it also offers citizens the opportunity to monitor and report their findings on the project from any location in the country.
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“Every year, the federal government appropriates at least N100billion for constituency projects of members of the national assembly. State governments also allocate billions annually for these projects under the aegies of members of the state assemblies,” she said.
“However, the constituency projects scheme has been entangled in reports of corruption, opacity and non-inclusion in terms of implementation.
“The ConsTrack app empowers citizens to track the implementation of constituency projects and it comes loaded with verified and validated information on the location of the projects, amount appropriated, level of funding provided the implementing ministry, department or agency, status of implementation and the profiles of the legislators concerned.
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“With the knowledge and understanding provided by the app and the ensuing engagements, citizens are able to ask the right questions and ddemand to know how our commonwealth is being expended by government in the name of constituency projects.
“A defining feature of the app is that it allows citizens to track and directly report their findings on the projects either by text, audio or videos with their mobile devices in the comfort of their neighborhoods, communities and constituencies. These independent citizens’ reports invariably ignite a chain of updates, reactions and counter reactions from various stakeholders in a continuous stream of engagement.”
According to Fadare, the app is available for download on both Google Play Store and Apple Store respectively.
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