The Federal Government has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari is now employing technology to fight corruption.
This was contained in a statement by Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF).
Speaking on Monday at the launch of the federal government’s e-procurement initiative, Babachir, who was represented by Mohammed Bukka, permanent secretary to the office of the SGF, said the initiative was “particularly unique in the sense that government was considering the critical role of technology in sanitising the business environment by limiting human interface that is inclined to corruption”.
Babachir said by the end of September 2016, government expects that the implementation of the e-procurement would have commenced.
“Based on this premise, we expect 2017 budget to be less contentious, to the extent that all the procurement that go into the appropriation bill would have passed the tests of transparency, accountability and efficiency,” he said.
“Breaking down the physical barriers of space and time, e-procurement allows more transparent and efficient information flow as well as improved access to information and service.”