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

The Ministry for Public Procurement has\norganized a workshop on public procurement for leadership of parliament and\nselected parliamentary committees to help enhance parliamentary oversight on\np"},"modified":"2019-07-24T19:47:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T19:47:37","slug":"mps-receive-training-on-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/24\/mps-receive-training-on-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs Receive Training On Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n

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

The Ministry for Public Procurement has
\norganized a workshop on public procurement for leadership of parliament and
\nselected parliamentary committees to help enhance parliamentary oversight on
\npublic procurement.<\/p>\n

Opening the workshop which was held at the Capital View Hotel in
\nKoforidua, the Minister in charge of Public Procurement at the Office of the
\nPresident, Sarah Adwoa Safo said procurement in Ghana accounts for 70% of
\ngovernment expenditure which represents a chunk of the country\u2019s total GDP
\nstressing that conflict of interest, corruption, collusion and fraud in public
\nprocurement must be reduced to the barest minimum.<\/p>\n

According to the minister, Members of Parliament play a crucial
\nrole in ensuring corruption free public procurement regime through its
\noversight functions therefore there is the need to build the capacity of
\nlegislators in the area of public procurement.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood public procurement practices, laws, regulations have a
\ndirect impact on the successful delivery of government projects and public
\nservices. It ensures sound public financial management by delivering value for
\nmoney in government expenditure. It also encourages private sector growth and
\ninvestment and reduces corruption,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said her office in collaboration with the Public Procurement
\nAuthority (PPA) is working to compile a database of the past performance
\nrecords of all contractors, suppliers, and service providers to evaluate their
\ncontractual performance abilities and financial capabilities<\/p>\n

She added that from the data collected contractors, suppliers and
\nservice providers will be rated adding that worse performers will be
\nblacklisted and suspended or debarred for a specified period.<\/p>\n

The First Deputy Speaker,\u00a0
\nthe minority leader and minority chief whip; Joseph Osei-Owusu, Haruna
\nIddrisu and Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka respectively were all unanimous by saying
\nthat when it comes to matters of public procurement, it should be on
\ncompetitive basis and on merit and not on partisan basis through sole-sourcing<\/p>\n

The First Deputy Speaker reminded government officials that the
\nRight To Information (RTI) Act is here so those in charge of procurement should
\nbe wary that the prying eyes of the media would be on them to expose corrupt
\npractices in procurement matters.<\/p>\n

He also said the electorates are becoming more informed and
\ndemanding in terms of transparency and accountability so government officials
\ncould be forced through demonstrations and petitions to force public officers
\nto disclose details of public procurement contracts.<\/p>\n

He therefore urged public officials to protect their integrity in public procurement matters by being open and accountable.<\/p>\n

By Thomas Fosu Jnr <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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