In an invitation letter signed by Mohammed Bougei Attah, the National Coordinator of PRADIN on behalf of the group, and made available to this medium, identified a 2010 study by NGO Network, a national CSO working in the area of information management, identified procurement corruption as responsible for over 70% of total corruption in the public sector in Nigeria. The menace the letter claimed appeared to be on the rise despite several investments in the fight to reduce the problem.
To set in motion practical steps and strategies towards addressing the phenomenon that will assist the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the fight against corruption, key stakeholders have been invited to a one-day Roundtable to discuss, digest the critical issues, and advance a new strategy in tackling the cankerworm.