African Development Bank Debars Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Limited for 48 Months for Fraudulent and Obstructive Practices

23 November 2022
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)
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The African Development Bank Group, on 23 November 2022, announces the 48-month debarment of Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd. with effect from 9 September 2022. Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd. is a construction company registered under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

An investigation conducted by the Bank's Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd. engaged in fraudulent practices during a tender for the procurement of roadworks under the Transport Sector Support Programme - Phase II: Rehabilitation of the Yaounde-Bafoussam-Babadjou Road, Improvement of the Great Zambi-Kribi Road, Improvement of the Maroua-Bogo-Pouss Road.

The rehabilitation of the Yaounde-Bafoussam-Babadjou Road, Improvement of the Great Zambi-Kribi Road aimed to respond to the urgent need for further economic development in the poorest regions of Cameroon and in the Far North and East regions.

During the debarment period, Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd. will be ineligible to participate in Bank Group-financed projects.

At the expiry of the debarment period, Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd. will only be eligible to resume participation in African Development Bank Group-financed projects after it implements an integrity compliance program consistent with the Bank's guidelines.

About the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption

The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank Group is responsible for preventing, deterring and investigating allegations of corruption, fraud and other sanctionable practices in Bank Group-financed operations.

For more information visit https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/organisational-structure/integrity-and-anti-corruption/

African Development Bank staff and the general public can use secured hotlines of the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption to report sanctionable practices within the Bank or operations financed by the Bank Group.

Secured telephone: +1 (770) 776-5658

Secured email address: investigations@iacd-afdb.org

Mail correspondence should be marked "CONFIDENTIAL" and sent to:

African Development Bank

Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC)

Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d'Abidjan (CCIA)

Avenue Jean-Paul II

01 BP 1387

Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire

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