Kaduna State has approved a new Gender-Responsive Public Procurement Policy aimed at increasing the participation of women-owned and women-led businesses in public procurement. The policy, developed in collaboration with UN Women and other stakeholders, includes mandates for women's inclusion in procurement committees and financial incentives for women-owned businesses. The executive council also approved the establishment of five sector strategic teams to improve coordination across state ministries.
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna stateIn a statement on Wednesday, Ibraheem Musa, the chief press secretary to Uba Sani, governor of the state, said the policy was approved on Tuesday during the executive council meeting.
He also noted that the policy mandates the inclusion of women in procurement committees, with at least one woman required at the directorate level in all committees. “The policy grants a complete waiver of registration fees for businesses that are 100% women-owned,” he said.Musa stated that the executive council had directed all ministries, departments, and agencies in the state to implement the policy in their procurement processes.He added that the council also approved the establishment of five sector strategic teams aimed at improving coordination across state ministries.
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