The event held on Thursday August 24 in Abuja was tagged “CSOs Strategic Alliance and Think-tank Against Procurement Corruption” was
organized by four (4) leading anti-corruption NGOs and hosted by
Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative (PRADIN). Others are Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEET), Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA).
Delivery a welcome address at the event, the national coordinator of PRADIN, Mohammed Bougei Attah informed the participants that the invitation was sent out to few and key stakeholders which include regulators, implementers and monitors in the business of procurement application in Nigeria. He said there is increasing spate of high profile corruption cases despite huge investment in both human and material
resources, making it necessary and urgent to address the issue since there is now a new Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinibu.