The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has described as alarming the rate of procurement frauds in public service in Nigeria.
He disclosed this in his goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the Year 2021 First Batch Conversion Training Programme to Procurement Cadre for Federal Parastatals and Agencies organized by the Bureau of Public Procurement on Monday
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Represented by Mohammed Ahmed Ghali, Head, Lagos Zonal Office,the EFCC boss added that many procurement professionals in federal institutions were not aware of the ditches that must be avoided in the discharge of their duties.
He, therefore, lauded the organizers of the training, saying, “When public officers are rightly informed or armed with the requisite knowledge to enhance their performances on their jobs, the likelihood of getting involved in fraudulent acts or corrupt practices will be minimal; and the society will be the greatest beneficiary.
“It is, therefore, in order and encouraging that, since 2008, the BPP, as empowered by the Public Procurement, PPA Act 2007, has consistently organized training and development programmes for procurement professionals in all Federal Government institutions.
“That the conversion training has been sustained for 13 good years-since it started in 2008- is evidence of the importance that the organizers attach to the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
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