The Ministry of Defence has organized a three-day technical seminar on procurement audit, e-Procurement, Performance Management System (PMS) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) for Procurement staff of the Ministry.
A statement by Henshaw Ogubike, the Director (Information and Public Relations ministry of Defence on Friday stated that the seminar was declared opened by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana.
Kana, who was represented at the opening ceremony by the Director Planning, Research and statistics (PRS), Abdulrahman Suleiman charged the participants to pay rapt attention during the seminar as it was organised to improve staff overall morale and performance.
According to him, the title of the seminar was carefully chosen to reflect all the organizational components in the entire process of public procurement namely; people, paper work and process.
“The title of the seminar is quite apt. In the Ministry of Defence we critically analyze issues involving the principal hallmarks of proficient public procurement which are economy, efficiency fairness, reliability and ethical standards “ he said.
Delivering his welcome address, the Ag. Director of Procurement, Mr. Otalike Peter Yahaya said that the seminar will expose participants to best practices in procurement audits and investigations.
The seminar will also enable the participants to understand the essential tools needed to perform internal control related services as well as speed up the purchase process and save money.
“The Performance Management System in Procurement will help the Ministry evaluate the skills, strength and overall efficiency of the employees,” he stated. In addition, some Directors of the Ministry participated at the training.