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Sarah Adwoa Safo <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government plans to strengthen the capacity of Entity Tender Committees\nfor the various ministries, departments and agencies to make them better at pursuing\nprocurement-related corruption.<\/p>\n\n"},"modified":"2019-07-17T17:49:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T17:49:08","slug":"govt-moves-to-reinforce-tender-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/17\/govt-moves-to-reinforce-tender-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t Moves To Reinforce Tender Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n

Sarah Adwoa Safo <\/strong><\/p>\n

Government plans to strengthen the capacity of Entity Tender Committees
\nfor the various ministries, departments and agencies to make them better at pursuing
\nprocurement-related corruption.<\/p>\n

The Minister for Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has said the move will
\nmake corruption a disincentive and protect the public purse.<\/p>\n

According to her, the failure by some state institutions to create and
\nensure that the various Entity Tender Committees perform their work satisfactorily
\ncould be blamed for the various corrupt cases witnessed in public procurement.<\/p>\n

She, however, told Citi News that the situation would be reversed with
\nthe action plan outlined by her outfit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe intend to get all the entity tender committee members to train
\nthem. Not all members who are put on the entity tender committee really
\nunderstand what they are ought to do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Safo also said the move would be in line with ensuring the country
\nhas strong institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law is not the issue. We were the first to pass the Procurement
\nAct in the West African sub-region. We\u2019ve always been the pacesetters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe laws are there. How do we make them work \u2026 we should make
\ncorruption, collusion and fraud in procurement a high-risk activity so that
\npeople will know that when I venture, these are the consequences,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Public Procurement Authority has in the past noted that over 70% of
\npublic institutions in Ghana fail to comply with the Public Procurement Law
\nwhich mandates entities to submit a procurement plan.<\/p>\n

Other observers estimate that procurement breaches make up close to 90%
\nof corruption cases.<\/p>\n

In line with this, Ghana became the first country in the West African
\nsub-region to establish an electronic procurement system for the public sector
\nback in April 2019.<\/p>\n

It is hoped the adoption of e-procurement could save the country up to
\n2% of its GDP, amounting to $100 million annually.<\/p>\n

Phase 1 of the e-procurement system begun with five government
\nagencies: the Department of Feeder Roads, Ghana Cocoa Board, Ghana Health
\nService, Koforidua Technical University and Tema Metropolitan Assembly.<\/p>\n

Phase II will cover all 34 Ministries, Public Universities,
\nMetropolitan Assemblies and some selected Departments and Agencies, expected to
\nhave started at the end of June 2019.<\/p>\n

-citinewsroom.com<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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