The Lagos State Governor Akinwumi Ambode, said that his administration is going to launch an anti-corruption, e-procurement platform in three weeks, during the second edition of the Lagos State Annual Public Procurement Summit held in Lagos State.
The platform will aim at eradicating corruption from the Ministry of Works, Health and Education. Then subsequently spread to other ministries by the end of the year and by 2020 the platform would be fully implemented at all public government level.
Governor Ambode said “By the end of 2019, 80 percent of other Ministries, Departments and Agencies would have been brought on board. It is projected that by the end of year 2020, e-Procurement will be fully implemented at all levels of public governance including local governments.
However, the public procurement law has entrenched clear and unambiguous governing rules on public procurement. A full and committed implementation of the governing rules on public procurement reduces public procurement malpractices, uncompleted contracts or unexecuted sub-contracts.”
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According to him, prior to the decision to set up the platform the level of corruption in the procurement of goods, works and services was high. He however, said that the government is working hard to ensure that the procurement process is fair. “It is a collective responsibility and required the joint effort of all stakeholders including contractors/suppliers and non-governmental organisations. We are all to collectively uphold the core values of public procurement; probity, accountability, transparency, value for money and prudency,” he also said.
General Manager, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, LSPPA, Fatai Onofowote said “Public Procurement is about total life cycle of the goods, works and services to be procured using public fund. It is about planning, contract formation, contract management and finally disposal of public asset.”
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