Activist takes a shot at the Federal Executive Council Contracts award for 2010.

Dear Colleagues,



Behold the Federal Executive Council on Contracts award for 2010.



The contracts awarded have their own issues which Nigerians will need information about.



1. We are buying 4no. fairly used Helicopters at €65,143,000.00 ( N12,963,457,000.00) from France and it will take 20 months before it can be deliver. Is this not “Tokunbo” What do we need fairly used helicopters for? why this long? Are we sure it is still safe for flying?

2. The much talked Presidential Jet has no delivery date. It is just 2011( December 31st?)



3. Please let us also review how much is paid on consultancy and reimbursable expenses for the implementation of MDGs by OSSAP. It is outrageous and something needs to be done quickly otherwise we will be deceiving Nigerians that much is spent to achieve the MDGs.





4. Purchase of 63 no. Ambulances for states and rural areas ( Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development) from MDG fund. MDG office should give us a list of which states are benefiting and how many per state. On the rural areas which location bears this name???????



5. What is this variation about? Who is benefitting from it? Award of Award of Contract for the Augmentation of Project Cost of Additional Essential Work for the Completion of Power Supply Improvement Project at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport- Contractor Messrs. MANTRAC (Nigeria) Limited N7,719,751,577.07 (From N1,058,692,081.00 To N6,661,059,496.07) 629.17% increase.



6. It is worrisome to note that Power contract are put under the Minister of State Power as Implementing Agency and not Ministry of Power.



This is what Jonathan and is cohorts are doing at every FEC meeting leaving the question on what is happening to the implementation of the Public Procurement Act 2007. Social sector is the least patronised to say the least in these awards.



Please pass this to your partners let’s keep watch on them to see if these awards are delivered within the specifications.





Thanks for taking time to read.



David Adama

Governance Programme Advisor

ActionAid Nigeria

+234(9)4618778-9

David.adama@actionaid.org
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