• Contact Us
  • About Us
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
  • Login
MetroBusinessNews
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • News
  • Companies and Markets
  • Energy
  • Sports
  • Real Estate
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • News
  • Companies and Markets
  • Energy
  • Sports
  • Real Estate
No Result
View All Result
MetroBusinessNews
No Result
View All Result
Home Economy

Senate probes Works Ministry, BPP over contracts inflation, irregularities

metro by metro
January 26, 2017
in Economy
0
Senate
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS

The Nigerian Senate has resolved to investigate alleged irregularities in the award of contracts by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP.

Following a motion by Dino Melaye, APC-Kogi, the legislative body on Thursday asked its committee on public procurement to scrutinize the contracts awarded by the ministry after improper approval by the BPP.
In the lead presentation, Mr. Melaye said the BPP irregularly revised its approval of the contracts awarded under the ministry headed by Babatunde Fashola.
Mr. Melaye said after conveying its approval of the contracts in line with the laws, the BPP in a second letter changed the list of the contractors to ones not recommended by the ministry and inflated the costs.
“The BPP got a letter from the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing for the award of two batches of contracts”, Mr. Melaye said when the matter was first brought up on Wednesday.
“The first is the award of the construction and rehabilitation of 10 roads and bridges under the 2016 Budget in November, 2016. The second batch is the award of the construction of bridges and roads – 13 of them – in the 2016 Budget.
“The ministry sent a letter to the BPP, asking that 10 companies, which had undergone its (the ministry’s) internal due process and technical qualification, be issued Certificate of No Objection for the award of the contracts.
“The BPP, after its diligence, wrote its first report, giving the ministry the nod. But somehow, a second letter came from the BPP, indicating ‘Revised Due Process Review.’ This is now a review of the first one.
 
“What caught my attention is that while the first was in compliance with what the ministry recommended, in the second letter, they (BPP) completely changed the list of the contractors.
“Not that the contractors were just changed, figures also varied. In the first batch of 10, a contract was given to new contractors, who were not assessed by the ministry. After awarding the contracts to them, the initial contract awarded for the Muman-Jalingo Road in Adamawa State, was given to a new contractor at N12.8bn as against N11bn that was recommended by the ministry.
“Another contractor was also given a new contract against the recommendation of N10bn; the contract was now awarded at N14bn.”
When deliberation on the matter resumed on Thursday, Mr. Melaye asked the Senate to note that the BPP contravened the Public Procurement Act and directly awarded over-inflated contracts to companies not recommended by the ministry.
PREMIUM TIMES had on Wednesday reported Mr. Fashola as requesting for approval of contracts worth N166 billion despite rejection of the contracts by the BPP over violations of the Procurement Procurement Act.

Read Also

Amid Naira Scarcity, Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rises To 21.91%

Reprieve For  Customers Of Banks As CBN Finally Authorizes Use of Old Naira Notes

Suspense As Governor Soludo Says CBN Has Directed Banks To Dispense, Receive Old Naira Notes

Previous Post

BREAKING: Malabu $1.1 billion Scandal: Court orders OPL 245 returned to Nigerian government

Next Post

N166Billion Contract Mess: 10 Questions For Minister Fashola

Related Posts

Amid Tight Monetary Policy Measures, Nigeria’s Inflation Rises To 21.82% 
Economy

Amid Naira Scarcity, Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rises To 21.91%

March 15, 2023
Godwin Emefiele
Economy

Reprieve For  Customers Of Banks As CBN Finally Authorizes Use of Old Naira Notes

March 13, 2023
Suspense As Governor Soludo Says CBN Has Directed Banks To Dispense, Receive Old Naira Notes
Economy

Suspense As Governor Soludo Says CBN Has Directed Banks To Dispense, Receive Old Naira Notes

March 13, 2023
Why CBN Delaying Compliance With Supreme Court Ruling On Old Naira Notes
Economy

Why CBN Delaying Compliance With Supreme Court Ruling On Old Naira Notes

March 8, 2023
Next Post
Fashola

N166Billion Contract Mess: 10 Questions For Minister Fashola

Confusion As FG Denies Increase In Pump Price Of Petrol, Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder 

IPMAN Berates FG’s Failed P/H Refinery Completion Promises

March 28, 2023
Biggest Strike In Decades Paralyzes  Germany’s Public Transport Network 

Biggest Strike In Decades Paralyzes  Germany’s Public Transport Network 

March 28, 2023
Court Orders Zenith, UBA, Firstbank, Wema To Appear Over N3.4bn OYSG Debt

Court Orders Zenith, UBA, Firstbank, Wema To Appear Over N3.4bn OYSG Debt

March 27, 2023
ADVERTISEMENT
MetroBusinessNews

© 2022 Metro Business News

Navigate Site

  • Contact Us
  • About Us

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • News
  • Companies and Markets
  • Energy
  • Sports
  • Real Estate

© 2022 Metro Business News

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Go to mobile version