The Civil Society Centre for Leadership and Followership,has passed vote of confidence on the bid opening of 2021 orojects by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET).
The Executive Director of the group,Comrade Adams Otakwu, told newsmen that the process was transparent and in strict compliance with best practices.
“We observed that several bidders who thronged in for submission after the 12:00 noon expiration timeline were disallowed submission. That was the first demonstration of honest adherence to rules.
Adams,who claimed that he observed the proceedings,added that the subsequent opening of the bids took place at the Conference Room of NBET and was video recorded, with representatives of the Civil Society and the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU), where over five hundred bids were received, opened and listed for onward evaluation.
He commended the management of NBET for “demonstrating such exemplary transparency, public spiritedness and fairness in line with the anti-corruption mantra of the Buhari Administration.”
He advised that subsequent evaluation should be conducted in same spirit in order to repose and sustain greater public confidence.”
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