The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) have canvassed a robust partnership for career professionalism to bridge the gaps in public procurement to drive ongoing reforms.
The Director-General of BPP, Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, emphasised the need for better procurement systems delivery and the importance of professionals working together to achieve common goals.
He noted that the procurement and accounting professions shared the same objectives.
A statement e-Signed by Zira Zakka Nagga, the Head of Press and Public Relations (BPP), Dr. Adedokun made this known while receiving the President and Chairman of Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Mallam Haruna Nma Yahaya, and his team at the Bureau of Public Procurement office in Abuja.
In his welcome address, the Director-General, BPP stated that as of 2025, the Bureau had saved the federal government about N350b, even as he underscored the importance of the partnership of accounting and procurement profession.
The ICAN President, Mallam Haruna, acknowledged the exceptional leadership of Dr. Adedokun.
He stated that his visionary stewardship had driven significant procurement reforms, including the rollout of the National Procurement Certification Portal (NPCP), debarment process, capacity building, Revised Monetary Thresholds recently approved by the Federal Government, strengthening of the Nigeria Open Contracting Portal (NOCOPO), among many other reforms, had enhanced transparency and accountability in public procurement resulting in cost savings of over ₦173 billion
He said thus aligned with ICAN’s advocacy for digitalisation, consequence management, and citizen-facing transparency.
