CHECKING WASTAGE IN PUBLIC SPENDING IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLES OF BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BPP KEBBI STATE OFFICE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Nigeria is in dire need of accountability in Public Spending. This is because accountability Public Spending is cost effective to promote social and economic development. Public Spending has the potential to enhance democratic process by promoting fairness, civic responsibility and social – economic development. They add value to a country in terms of its attractiveness as a place to live work and invest.

The term “Public Spending” here refers to the combination of government controlled and commercial private sector services being provided to the general public as clients, and most importantly as a citizen Fawoyi (2007).

In order to fulfill this statutory mandates, government at all level regularly or more appropriately in Nigeria, routinely enters into contract to purchase goods and services to the public. Indeed a large proportion of government activities are carried out through such contracts.

It goes without saying that these contracts are the major vehicle of corruption in Nigeria. Thus since the inception of civilian administration in Nigeria there have been persistent demand for the legislative intervention inform of statutory enactments to define basic ground rules for effectiveness and efficiency in public spending with a view to reducing corruption in the process at least to the barest minimum Fawoyi, (2007).

This research work focuses on checking wastage in Public Spending in Public Sector Organizations: An assessment of Roles of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) Kebbi State Office.

CHECKING WASTAGE IN PUBLIC SPENDING IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLES OF BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BPP KEBBI STATE OFFICE