Mohammed Shosanya
The People Expertise and Excellence Foundation,will holds its annual conference in Abuja on November 23th,this year.
At the confab,industry experts,including the media and CSOs,will explore wide-ranging solutions to corruption procurement hitches in the country’s steel sector.
The experts observed that the gathering was timely and necessary,as the gesture would strengthen the steel sector with a view to enabling it contribute immensely to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.
A statement obtained by Premium News on Friday, said the conference will be hosted under the theme: “Accelerating Steel Sector Development in Nigeria – Achieving Zero Corruption in Procurement Management”.
Besides,Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, who will deliver keynote address on the theme, while the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Alh. Abdullah Bukar will serve as chairman of the event.
The statement quoted that experts invited to speak on the steel sector and procurement issues include the Sole Administrator of
Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, ASCL, Engr. Sumaila Abdul-Akaba, the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of Strategy Implementation Office for the Presidential Executive Order 5, Engr. Ibiam Oguejiofo, the Director-General of Imo State Bureau of Public Procurement, Chief Paschal Egwim, and the Director-General of the Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa, Dr. Lanre Adebayo.
According to the statement,the conference will also feature stakeholders from anti-corruption agencies, such as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, legislators from the National Assembly, and private sector leaders across the board.
The statement also quoted Nigerians are enjoined to participate at the conference in-person and virtually by zoom registration.
PEEF is a non-profit organization comprising reputable professionals focused on proffering practical solutions to skills and management challenges in Nigeria and beyond.
