Lagos State has been given an award as the Best State in Procurement Compliance, at the 5th Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Awards 2023, held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Director General of the agency, Mr. Fatai Onafowote, also received an award as the Public Sector Procurement Personality of the Year.
The event was attended by business and professional leaders from African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, the Gambia and Tanzania.
Three procurement officers in the Lagos State civil service, including Mrs. Bolanle Adeniran, the director of Procurement at Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA); the Director of Procurement in Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Jijoho Kappo and the Head of Procurement of the Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation (OTCI), Mrs. Iyabo Okoya-Adelanwa, were also given awards in recognition of their exemplary performance as professionals in procurement practice in the public sector.
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The Procurement Officer of Kosofe Local Government, Mrs. Niniola Balogun-Are and her counterpart in Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area, Mrs. Rafiat Abijo-Aregbe, also received awards for their distinguished performance.
Other awardees at the event include Lafarge plc., MTN, Volta River Authority, Ghana, Nigerian Bottling Company plc. CRDB Bank, Tanzania, among others.
Speaking at the event tagged: Celebrating the Achievements of Africa’s Supply Chain and Procurement Sector, the National President of the Association of Public Procurement Professionals of Nigeria (APPON), Mr. Emem Kanico, said sound procurement practice holds the key to good governance.
He urged governments to provide an enabling environment for due process in public procurement.
Kanico hailed Onafowote for the giant strides the agency had recorded in public procurement in Lagos State.