Sentences with phrase «public procurement act»

In Plaintiff Mediko P.C.'s challenge to procurement procedures by Defendants Roanoke County and Western Virginia Regional Jail Authority, the court permitted certain declaratory issues to move forward but ruled it had no authority under the Virginia Public Procurement Act to...

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The New Patriotic Party in the election manifesto said, the office will «be independent of the Executive, to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political officeholders and politicians.»

He assured that the senate will do its own part of the work by ensuring monitoring through oversight function and also amend laws like the public procurement act.

It is however praying the court to declare the transaction between BOST, Movepinaa and Zup Oil as «illegal, unlawful and in clear violation of Section 16 (2)(c) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act 914).»

One of the counts reads: «That you Dr. Raymond Dokpesi and Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 in Abuja, conducted procurement fraud by means of fraudulent and corrupt act, to wit: receipt of payment into the account of Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited with First Bank of Nigeria Plc of public funds in the sum of N2, 120,000,000 from the account of the office of National Security Adviser (NSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the funding of media activities for the 2015 presidential election campaign for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 58 (4)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (6) & (7) of the same Act».

But the INEC Chairman cautioned against the move, noting that Section 20 (I) and Section 60 of the Public Procurement Act 2007 had made it clear that the accounting officer should be the Secretary who is charged with line supervision of the conduct if all procurement processes.

With the appointment, Mr Amidu's office will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices.

The office of the Special Prosecutor has the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public sector.

She also told Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and his team about efforts her ministry is putting in place to get the two existing Public Procurement Act (Act 663) and Public Procurement (Amended) Act (Act 914) harmonized for easy reading and referencing.

The office of the Special Prosecutor will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offenses implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public sector.

The Bill defines the modalities for the appointment and operations of the Special Prosecutor, which will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption - related offenses implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public sector.

Dokpesi, who is currently standing trial on six count charge of fraud and violations of Public Procurement Act, was however handed very stringent bail condition.

In August 2017, it emerged that the Ghana School Feeding Programme had outlined new guidelines for the selection of caterers that is reportedly in clear breach of the Public Procurement Act.

It has emerged that the Ghana School Feeding Programme has outlined new guidelines for the selection of caterers that is reportedly in clear breach of the Public Procurement Act.

Oppong faces a charge of using public office to gain from $ 2 million, while Baffoe - Bonnie, Tevie and Osman have been charged with contravention of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 662).

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has been tasked to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and cases implicating public officers and politically - exposed persons.

The EC chair «then awarded the contract to the tune of $ 21,999,592 without going through tender contrary to the Public procurement Act.

The staff are claiming Ms Osei without recourse to laid down administrative structures and the Public Procurement Act, singularly abrogated contracts, secured a V8 Land Cruiser for her use, and awarded contracts worth thousands of dollars.

You will soon see how the «Made in Nigeria» amendment to the Public Procurement Act will open more opportunities for Nigerians.

These five measures, as outlined by the NPP flagbearer, include providing the requisite leadership to tackle corruption; the scrupulous enforcement of the teachings of the Public Procurement Act (Act 663); the establishment by Act of Parliament of an Office of Independent Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption; the devotion of more resources to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption agencies; and supporting all moves to give Parliament greater oversight capability over the activities of the Executive.

Following the passage of the bill, the Special Prosecutor has an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.

They want assurances of transparency before they invest, as well as strict enforcement of the Public Procurement Act to end sole sourcing of contract and the passage of the Right to Information Bill.»

«This does not include the hundreds of millions of dollars believed to have been lost through inflated contracts as the President has presided over the effective shredding of the Public Procurement Act, giving him and his people the free range to award contracts without the very transparency and accountability he is now promising to deliver if re-elected.

The former minister first came under investigation in 2013 after a human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), wrote a petition against her for allegedly approving the purchase of two BMW vehicles worth N225m by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority in breach of the Public Procurement Act.

The petition was filed on August 18 at the Presidency and is demanding that a process to remove the EC boss should be commenced over alleged breaches of public procurement practices and provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663), as well as gross financial mismanagement.

The Bill defined the modalities for the appointment and operations of the Special Prosecutor, which will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63, and other corruption - related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public sector.

This service engagement goes contrary to the Public Procurement Act.

She then awarded the contract to the tune of $ 21,999, 592 without going through tender contrary to the Public Procurement Act.

Claim 23: «The Chairperson has constituted herself into the Commission's Tender Review Committee contrary to the Public Procurement Act.

In view of this, she unilaterally without recourse to the Commission removed the company's name from the list of vendors already approved by PPA to do business contrary to the Public Procurement Act.»

Claim 27: «The Chairperson, Mrs. Charlotte Osei unilaterally awarded a contract of about $ 25,000 to a South African company, Quazar Limited to change and redevelop the Commission's logo under the guise of rebranding without going to tender contrary to the Public Procurement Act.»

The NPP presidential candidate, further explained that the Special Prosecutor, would be established by Act of Parliament, to be independent of the executive, and to possess «an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.»

This puts her into conflict of interest position and this is a clear breach of the public Procurement Act.»

To ensure irreversibility, we are implementing the following measures to tackle some of the long - term structural issues: a. capping of the statutory funds at 25 percent of government tax revenues b. operationalization of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to consolidate all government funds at the Bank of Ghana c. tightening of expenditure controls in GIFMIS to minimize inefficiencies and budget overruns d. strict enforcement of the PFM Act, as well as the Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their money.

YEA is now restructured; strict adherence to the public procurement act, payment of beneficiaries» allowance through E-Zwich and other cashless operating systems have helped to reduce corruption drastically,» he added.

FG specifically alleged that he acted in breach of extant provisions of the Money Laundering Act, the EFCC Act and the Public Procurement Act, for receiving huge sums of money from the office of the NSA, for unsubstantiated purpose.

Did BOST obtain the technical report that is a mandatory requirement for disposal of property under section 83 (1) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), and if so, who prepared that report and what did it say?

Not exact matches

In addition, the GVBOT co-sponsored a fourth resolution with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal which aims to address fraud in public procurement and recommends the adoption of a False Claims Act, similar to that of the United States.

Corrupt procurement and award of honours is legislated against by the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 and the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 [31] and the Metropolitan Police investigated the three complaints that they had received under these Acts.

The judge in his ruling based his conviction of the former Governor on section 58 (5) of the Public Procurement Acts, saying «the law hands of the laws are tied to convict any person found guilty of breach of procurement acts to be sentenced to less than five years imProcurement Acts, saying «the law hands of the laws are tied to convict any person found guilty of breach of procurement acts to be sentenced to less than five years improcurement acts to be sentenced to less than five years imprisonment.

He said although the country had done well in establishing the needed legal frameworks to deal with corruption, including the Public Procurement and the WhistleBlowers acts, a lot more needed to be done by way of punishing corrupt public offiPublic Procurement and the WhistleBlowers acts, a lot more needed to be done by way of punishing corrupt public offipublic officials.

Contrary to their mischief, it should be noted that General Buratai was Director of Procurement at Defence Headquarters from March 2014 to May 2015, not from 2012 to 2015 as they wished to mislead the public, the Army said in a statement by its Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka public, the Army said in a statement by its Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman.

Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said that the Commission will leave no stone unturned in the effort to recover public funds that have been stolen in the guise of arms procurement in...

The practice also directly violates the Procurement Act 2007 which regulates the mode of procurement of goods and services in any government or governmental institutions, thus promoting public accountability, probity, transparency and openness in such transactiProcurement Act 2007 which regulates the mode of procurement of goods and services in any government or governmental institutions, thus promoting public accountability, probity, transparency and openness in such transactiprocurement of goods and services in any government or governmental institutions, thus promoting public accountability, probity, transparency and openness in such transactions.»

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However, the role of new market drivers including voluntary corporate and utility procurement and developer use of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) should not be underestimated.

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