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July 1, 2019
ThePresident of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Monday said the nation’s publicprocurement procedures was short of world best practices, saying the Act willreceive holistic overhaul.
Lawanalso frowned at the contract performances across board saying “From  stage of bidding to mobilisation, costing ofany government contracts must be uniform in order to avoid imbalances andembarrassment in the processes.”
Hesaid this when he played host to the Secretary to the Government of theFederation, Boss Mustapha ,who led seven other Federal Permanent Secretariesto  his office.
Accordingto Lawan, Nigerians always stand disadvantaged with such anomalies in theprocurement process.
Hesaid there was the need to review the Public Procurement Act.
Lawanassured that the Senate was ready to work closely with other arms of governmentand the Nigerian people to accelerate infrastructural and socio-economicdevelopments across the country.
Earlier,  Boss Mustapha applauded the President of theSenate for starting on a vibrant mood.