The Network for the Actualization of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD) has faulted the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) for what it described as a weak and “deceptive” response to the recent United States fiscal transparency report that raised concerns about corruption and opacity in Nigeria’s public procurement system.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Acting Head of NEFGAD, Barrister Unekwu Blessing-Ojo, said the Bureau should stop “deceiving the President” and admit to its leadership failures, which he argued had eroded staff morale and stakeholder confidence.
The 2025 US fiscal transparency report revealed that 61 out of 140 assessed governments and entities failed to meet minimum transparency requirements, with Nigeria among the defaulters. NEFGAD maintained that the findings aligned with its own independent assessment of procurement practices under BPP Director General, Dr. Adebowale Adedokun.
Unekwu described Adedokun as “an overrated theorist” lacking the capacity and character to deliver on organizational and national development goals, particularly the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
The group expressed doubt over the current BPP leadership’s ability to drive transparency, accusing the Bureau of issuing “AI-generated” policy statements with no real impact on Nigerians. It alleged that procurement processes remained opaque, due process was ignored, access to information was blocked, and staff morale was at an all-time low.
NEFGAD urged President Tinubu to be circumspect about procurement practices, warning that the success or failure of any administration depends heavily on its procurement framework. It also advised Adedokun to resign if the position was “too big for him to manage,” allowing for the appointment of a more competent leader.
