FRSC reacts to report on mismanagement of COVID-19 funds
FRSC officials supervising the opening of the Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to traffic on Sunday in LagosThe Federal Road Safety Corps has reacted to a report by Dataphyte, a data mining platform andon how it procured 500ml hand sanitisers at N5,600 per unit at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The agency reacted to the story through a statement by its spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, on Tuesday. Mr Kazeem said the safety corps is “a transparent, prudent and responsible organisation that aligns completely with the anti-corruption stance of the President Muhammad Buhari administration. We like to emphasize that the corps observes due diligence in all its procurement activities.”
“The contract was also based on the circular released by the Bureau of Public Procurement on COVID-19 purchases. The said procurement was awarded in March 2020 which was a period of unprecedented rise in prices of personal protective equipment as a result of increase in demands for such products, especially sanitizers.
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