ACAN TO BEGIN TRAINING OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS ON PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY

The Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, ACAN, is set to hold a Capacity Building Workshop for public officials, on Achieving Zero Tolerance for Corruption in Public Procurement Processes.
The workshop is scheduled to hold from Monday 11th to Tuesday 12th July, 2016 at the Academy premises in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
The aim of the programme is to build the capacity of all officers involved in the procurement process to identify and tackle corruption prone elements in the procurement process. It also seeks to empower them with requisite skills and capacity to design anti-corruption procedures in their workplace; as well as subscribe to the whistle blower programme.
Issues to be addressed during the workshop include: Best practices in public procurement process; typologies of corruption and corrupt practices in procurement, their prevention and consequences; conflict of interest; Public Procurement Act, 2007; Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007; Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000; Promoting zero tolerance for corruption in the workplace.
The facilitators for the workshop include experienced public officials and staff of anti-corruption agencies.