The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Monday said that there was no case of inflation in the various contracts awarded by the Nigerian government in 2018.
The minister, who was reacting to allegations of contract inflation levelled against his ministry by the Bureau of Public Procurement , asked the agency to publish its rates and “clear the air on the lingering issue of alleged contract inflation reported in the media last week”.
The report showed that in 2018, 86 certificates of “No Objection’’ were given out by the bureau to MDAs for contracts initially totaling N1.4 trillion but was later reduced to N1.4 trillion. “Being a department of the same government, ordinarily this should not warrant a reply; however the misleading nature of the reporting in the media and the statements credited to BPP compel a response for the purposes of clarification and enlightenment of the public,” the statement said.“Any person who takes time to read the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, which created the BPP will understand that no contract can be awarded until BPP certifies that it has NO OBJECTION.
“Once rates are published and design is known, quantities can be ascertained and costs can be determined,” Mr Fashola said.
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