The fear of being jailed under the Public Procurement Act has made some state governors to shun the legislation in their respective states, says the executive secretary of Public Complaints Commission (PCC), Mr. Bala Abdul.
He stated this during the first annual public lecture in honour of Professor Jonah Elaigwu in Jos, Plateau State, at the weekend.
Due to absence of legislation that prohibits over-invoicing of government contracts and related purchases in many states, corruption has continued to thrive unhindered in the public sector at the detriment of the states and their people, Abdul, who was guest speaker at the event, added.
His words: “There is so much crisis in Nigeria today as a result of corruption. There is electoral corruption, nepotism, favouristism and other forms of corruption in Nigeria’s public sector, including procurement scam whereby the purchase of an item is inflated. Read more