NDDC targets full transparency with automated procurement processes

Samuel Ogbuku, NDDC MD/CEO, (middle) exchanges pleasantries with Adebowale Adedekun, Director General, Bureau of Public Procurement, Emeka Ezeh (right).

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) continues to push for transparency in the journey from transaction to transformation.

Now, the Commission seeks to enthrone automated procurement processes by the first quarter of 2026.

This was disclosed by Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of the Commission who announced this during the mandatory continuous procurement capacity development training programme organised by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) at the PTDF Centre for Skills Development in Port Harcourt.

Ogbuku said the project is to ensure compliance, transparency, and better service delivery.
According to the MD/CEO, the Commission had commenced implementation of a new governance advisory.

Ogbuku observed: “In NDDC, we take public procurement very seriously. Last year, we collaborated with BPP in training some of our staff. Training and retraining are essential in every organisation. We are also training our staff in ICT to enhance their digital knowledge.”
He noted that the NDDC had 35 BPP-certified procurement professionals, saying they try in various ways to train their staff on procurement processes.

In his welcome address, Adebowale Adedokun, the Director-General, BPP, lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to strengthening procurement reforms and fortifying transparency.

Adebowale said: “The BPP is a regulatory body. This programme is meant to enhance your capacity. Procurement is a distinct cadre that provides the background for project delivery.”

In his keynote address entitled: “The role of Procurement Officers in the Delivery of the Renewed Hope Agenda,” Emeka Nzeh, and engineer and chairman of FCT Civil Service Commission, noted that procurement was a tool for good governance, as well as a mechanism to fight corruption.