BPP instructs TETFund to award contracts with adequate funding.

 Alhaji Mamman Ahmadu, the director general of the Bureau for Public Procurement, issued a warning to TETFund beneficiary institutions on Wednesday against granting contracts with insufficient funding. Speaking to attendees on the second day of a three-day workshop in Kano on building capacity on public procurement procedures for TETFund beneficiary Institutions, Ahmadu outlined the fundamental principles of procurement according to Section 16 and emphasized that it must only be supported by prior budgetary appropriation. He thinks that until the money is available to fulfill responsibilities, the procedure of awarding contracts should be formalized before competitive bidding can start. "The procedure must be open, prompt, equitable, and accountable while fostering competition, thrift, and efficiency." He spoke. 

The Director General also mentioned in his speech that the capacity building session was relevant and aimed at fulfilling the requirements of the Public Procurement Act. He continued, "We are here today to strengthen the capabilities of accounting officers, principal officers, public officers, and other significant participants and stakeholders in the procurement value chain. Ahmadu urged the attendees to wisely apply the knowledge they would gain from the three-day training to raising the bar for public procurement practices. In order to prevent corruption, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund also underlined its willingness to make sure that recipient institutions rigorously follow public procurement procedures. Architect Sonny Echono, the agency's executive-secretary, revealed the information during the opening ceremony of the workshop for TETFund beneficiary institutions, which was organized in conjunction with the Public Procurement Bureau. He said that the North-West and North-East beneficiary institutions were the intended recipients of the training program.

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund also emphasized its willingness to ensure that beneficiary institutions strictly adhere to public procurement processes in order to combat corruption. During the opening ceremony of the workshop for TETFund beneficiary institutions, which was held in collaboration with the Public Procurement Bureau, architect Sonny Echono, the agency's executive-secretary, disclosed the information. He said that the training program's intended recipients were the beneficiary institutions in the North-West and North-East.

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