NEWS: Former OAU VCs Might Be Imprisoned Over breach of procurement act
Former Vice Chancellors of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) who did not comply with public procurement act will be probed by theHouse of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement.
The Chairman of the committee, Hon. Busayo Oluwole-Oke disclosed to
the management team of the university that those involved couldbe
imprisoned.
Oluwole-Oke decried the fact that the management of OAU could not
tender important documents to show compliance to the public procurement
act by the university and blamed the past Vice-Chancellors for not
acting appropriately.
He explained that the mission of the committee in OAU is to assess
the public procurement act as it’s related to the execution of capital
projects capture in the budget from 2011 till date.
“OAU is not complying with the public procurement act and we shall
deal with this as appropriate. This university could not even produce
documents that could show compliance with public procurement act on the
capital projects executed in this university.
This is the fault of the
Vice Chancellors who should ensure compliance.”
Oluwole Oke urged all ministries and agencies to get acclimatised with the contents and provision of the public procurement act and abide by it, saying the committee would report any institution or agency that failed to comply with the act to anti-graft agencies.
According to him, “we spent the last two years sensitizing and educating the agencies about the provision of this act; and in the next two years, we intend to really pursue the adherent to the provision of this act.”
“In compliance with the section 53, any agencies or ministries that violates the provision of this act shall be referred Economic and Financial Crime Commission and the Independent and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission”, Oluwole-Oke said.
Oluwole Oke urged all ministries and agencies to get acclimatised with the contents and provision of the public procurement act and abide by it, saying the committee would report any institution or agency that failed to comply with the act to anti-graft agencies.
According to him, “we spent the last two years sensitizing and educating the agencies about the provision of this act; and in the next two years, we intend to really pursue the adherent to the provision of this act.”
“In compliance with the section 53, any agencies or ministries that violates the provision of this act shall be referred Economic and Financial Crime Commission and the Independent and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission”, Oluwole-Oke said.
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