ENTRENCHING INTEGRITY IN PROCUREMENT PROCESS OF

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ENTRENCHING INTEGRITY IN PROCUREMENT PROCESS OF NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS BEING A PAPER PRESENTED BY DR ANTHONY ONYECHI ONYILIMBA DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (PROCUREMENT) INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES AND OTHER RELATED OFFENCES COMMISSION AT A 2 DAY WORKSHOP FOR THE MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA. ORGANIZED BY ANTI-CORRUPTION ACADEMY OF NIGERIA (ACAN) AN INSTITUTION OF ICPC, ABUJA. DATE:10TH JULY,2015 VENUE: AUDITORIUM, ICPC HEADQUARTERS , ABUJA. 2 May I on behalf of the chairman , members and staff of the Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences commission (ICPC),express my appreciation of the efforts of the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria(ACAN) in organizing this workshop which the main theme is “ Academic and Procurement Integrity Workshop for Tertiary Institutions”. It is also a great pleasure and honour for me to be given the opportunity to deliver this paper on “ Entrenching Integrity In Procurement Process For Management Officials In Nigerian Tertiary Institutions” to this august gathering. In addressing this topic which is expected to be practical oriented, highly interactive and incorporating field experiences, it would be beneficial to state briefly what Public Sector procurement is all about, its reforms and the importance of applying Integrity in Public Sector procurement. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION (Cont’d) What is Procurement? Procurement simply means acquisition of goods, works and services. Public Sector procurement is the process by which government contracts infrastructure, supplies and contracts professional services. It is at the heart of delivering public services. It also involves the management of large amounts of money and is the largest single cause of allegations of corruption and government inefficiency. Procurement is therefore central to expenditure management. Sound public procurement policies and practices are among the essential elements of good governance. Good practices reduce cost and produce timely results, by ensuring the efficient and effective utilization of resources and value for money, while poor practices lead to waste and delays. 3 4 INTRODUCTION (Cont’d) Therefore, in line with the principles of good governance, accountability and transparency in government business, government has set up certain procedures to be followed, criteria that must be fulfilled, steps to be taken and conditions that must be met before public funds could be released from the Treasury for payment to contractors. These set of criteria, steps or conditions are the Due Process. By Due Process, Government is stressing that there must be strict compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, Financial Regulations and relevant