Ikeja- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday urged members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to comply with the Public Procurement Act 2007, to uphold the integrity of the engineering profession.
The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, made the call in a keynote address at the 2015 public lecture, organised by the Aeronautical Division of the NSE in Lagos.
Dunoma said the public procurement process in the aviation sector must follow due process, be ethical, transparent and fair.
“Honesty, accountability, transparency, fairness and equity must govern the conduct of all persons involved with public procurement.
“Whether as a procuring entity, a supplier, a contractor or as a service provider,’’ he added.
The managing director commended engineers for contributing positively to the development of the aviation sector.
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He appealed to them to initiate quality control procedures to strengthen controls on Jet A1.
Dunoma, who is also an engineer, commended the organisers for picking a topic that had stimulated robust debate among participants.
The guest speaker at the event, Mr Emeka Ezeh, who is also the Director-General of the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP), charged
Nigerian engineers to check corrupt tendencies that could hamper the integrity of the profession.
Ezeh, who spoke on “Procurement: Avoiding and Navigating through the Iceberg,” implored strict adherence with the Public Procurement Act.
Chairman of the event Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi; hosts Ademola Olurunfemi and retired Group-Capt. John Obakpolor advised engineers to live up to the ethics of the profession.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was rounded up with presentation of awards and goodwill messages. (NAN)