Governor Dapo Abiodun has received Procurement Compliance Good Governance Award for his unprecedented achievement in Public Procurement Practice in Ogun State.
The Governor received the award at the 3rd Annual National Conference and Induction Awards Ceremony of the Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON), held at Raddison Blue Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
Governor Abiodun, who was represented by the Director- General, Ogun State Bureau of public Procurement, Dr. Adesina Olanloye, appreciated the association for the recognition of his Administration efforts towards promoting good governance, through reformation of Public Procurement in the state.
He said that his administration would continue to deploy Electronic Document Management System, E- Procurement tools and digitized revenue collection platforms toward improving the efficiency and reduce leakages in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
" For us as an Administration, we appreciate the positive effects of the deployment of ICT towards resolving various challenges that have culminated in improving on our ease of doing business index"
" Our administration has authomated a methodical, strategic and systematic approach towards formulating policies and executing programmes that are implemented within budgetary allocation and deliver the expected outcomes,"Abiodun added
In his welcome Address, the President of the Association, Mr. Emem Kanico described the event as a milestone that has taken the efforts of dedicated Procurement experts and stakeholders to record the mileage for the period under review.
He explained that, the association was committed to contributing their quota to national development, by assisting Government and her Agencies to save cost, enforce quality control mechanism, effective delivery and supervision of Procurement Procedures according to international best practices.
In her keynote address, Engr. Dr. Funmilayo Adekojo, said that, e-Procurement is a viable tool for transparency, efficiency, competition, integrity and cost saving.
She further explained that, some of the benefits of e-Procurement process as to help in time, resources and improve competitiveness and data management.
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