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| President Mohammadu Buhari |
FEDERAL Government has assured that it has put all the
necessary machinery in place towards strictly checkmating the disbursement of
the N350 billion it is about to inject for stimulating economic activities in
the country in the coming weeks to ensure efficient service delivery.
This was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal at the second National
Conference on Public Procurement held in Abuja on Thursday themed, “Sustaining the
Anti-Corruption through Best Procurement Practices” adding that effective
procurement process will play a fundamental role in the exercise.
The SGF who was represented by the Permanent Secretary,
Special Duties in the Presidency, Mrs. Phyllis Nwokedi emphatically said that
the N350bn economic stimulus was aimed at resuscitating the economic activities
in the country adding that Federal Government will strictly monitor thoroughly
the disbursements to ensure that all its policies are implemented according to
the blueprints approved by the government.
“Government recently committed to the injection of N350bn
into the economy to enable contractors to discharge their obligations in the
delivery of infrastructure. This imposes greater responsibilities on procuring
entities, contractors and service providers.
“Every kobo disbursed
will be strictly guided by procurement rules. We are confident that the state
stands to benefit from the procurement system that is transparent, efficient,
competitive and accountable”, Lawal assured.
Speaking further, the Acting Director-General, Bureau of
Public Procurement (BPP), Mr. Ahmed Abdu commended the conference adding that
it would serve as a retreat towards efficient and efficient utilization of
public fund for sustainable service delivery.
“It is also to formulate new strategies for compliance with
due process in public expenditure and cartel tendencies to circumvent the
process. All are aimed at aligning the Nigerian procurement system with world
best practices, he said.
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