The Auditor General’s report for 2021 has revealed that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) controlled Regional Democratic Council of Region 9 has awarded $106.8 million in contracts to a contractor who was blacklisted by the Public Procurement Commission(PPC).
The blacklist was to last until 2030, but, with the Public Procurement Commission not functional, the PPP ignored the blacklisting and continued to award contracts to the shady contractor.
Since coming to office, the PPP has used every excuse possible to prevent and delay the appointment of commissioners to the Procurement Commission. This violation of the Commission’s authority is one example of the corruption possible in absence of a functional PPC. We can only imagine what has yet to be uncovered.
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