Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, Monday, tasked both political and public office holders on the need to be honest, transparent and accountable in the conduct of government businesses.
He gave the charge while declaring open a two-week workshop on procurement and management of supplies for political and public office holders in the state,organised in collaboration with the Charterhouse Consulting Limited, theme “Public Procurement as a panacea for good governance in Nasarawa state.”
Sule charged them to inculcate the spirit of the procurement law passed in the state as corruption no longer pays, with corrupt government officials forced to hide their ill-gotten wealth perpetually.
He said his administration was committed to prudent management of resources towards bringing development to the people of the state.
He said steps have been taken to ensure that contracts are awarded and executed on a timely basis, with proper costing, in provision of goods, services and execution of works.
Earlier in a keynote address, Director-General, Nasarawa state Bureau for Public Procurement, Dr. Dominic Adagazu Bako, said good governance can be measured by four distinct attributes namely, accountability, effectiveness, rule of law and low levels of corruption.
He stressed that the Sule administration must be seen to be accountable, transparent, as well as deliberately promote a culture of due diligence and respect for the rule of law.
