Public Procurement Process and the Challenge of Effective Implementation in Nigeria

Adegbite S. Aboluwoye

Abstract


This study explores and analyses the challenges affecting effective implementation of public procurement process in the selected Federal Universities in Nigeria. These were with a view to providing information on the implementation of public procurement process in the selected Federal Universities in Southwestern Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and employed primary data collected through questionnaire administration and interview. A total of 265 copies of questionnaire were administered of which 251 copies of questionnaire (representing 94.7%) were filled and returned. In addition, interviews were conducted with Heads of Procurement Unit, Bursary unit, and Physical Planning/Project and Development Unit purposively selected in each university. In addition, three Vendors from each University were also interviewed. In all a total of eighteen respondents was interviewed to complement information obtained through the questionnaire. Data collected were analysed using descriptive frequency and t-test. The study finally showed that procurement decisions were taking arbitrarily without consultations with necessary units (X̅=3.31), inadequate record keeping of all procurement transactions (X̅=3.14), interference in the procurement process by the government officials and management (X̅=2.73) and corruption (X̅=2.65), were the significant challenges affecting effective implementation of public procurement process in the selected Federal universities in Southwestern Nigeria.


Keywords


Procurement process; Transparency; Accountability; Integrity; Challenges

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