Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday announced that two National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) contracts have been put on hold after it was discovered that the sums were significantly increased without approval being granted.
At a press conference to address the issue, Mustapha said that the requests for variations in the contracts were a cause of concern for him. As a result, he said he has since halted works and has asked the Auditor General to investigate suspected corruption.
According to Mustapha, the contracts in Region Four amount to close to $100 million and were awarded during the last weeks of the APNU+AFC administration.
