The Senate on Thursday renewed calls for greater transparency and strict compliance with laid-down procedures in Nigeria’s public procurement system, insisting that every naira spent by government must translate into tangible, provable projects.
Speaking at a two-day retreat for members of the Senate Committee on Public Procurement in Abuja, the Committee Chairman, Senator Olajide Ipinsagba (Ondo North) stressed the need to make procurement processes more transparent, efficient, and accountable in line with international best practices.
He noted that while the enactment of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and the establishment of the Bureau of Public Procurement were major steps forward, Nigeria still needed deeper reforms to strengthen compliance and integrity across the system.