BPP Act aiding corruption in contract awards, EFCC alleges

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has expressed the need to review the law that established the Bureau of Public

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has expressed the need to review the law that established the Bureau of Public Procurement to reduce corruption that comes with the award of contracts, lamenting that the Act aids corruption.Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has expressed the need to review the law that established the Bureau of Public Procurement to reduce corruption that comes with the award of contracts, lamenting that the Act aids corruption.

He said: “I am not sure that I can remember any specific case where we secured a conviction using the provisions of the Bureau of Public Procurement Act. I am not sure that the EFCC has secured any conviction using the BPP Act.” MEANWHILE, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the ministry remains resolute in restoring trust in public communication and amplifying the policies and programmes of the Federal Government.

Idris added that the ministry, collaborating with the National Broadcasting Commission , would ensure that other relevant public sector agencies toe a similar path and contribute to the task of informing, enlightening and sensitising the public.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

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