As part of the ongoing reform of several strata of the Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that ministers won’t be having the luxury of awarding contracts or getting corrupt in how contracts are awarded.

Speaking with journalists in Washington DC during his four-day visit to the United States, Buhari said ministers would no longer have power to award contracts.

In his words, ‘I have already acted to remove political control over awarding of contracts away from ministers, who use them to get political favours and kickbacks,’

In furtherance, the president disclosed that the introduction of a new system of plea bargaining to encourage looters of the government money and oil thieves to return the people’s stolen commonwealth. »

‘I will introduce a new system of plea bargain, that will allow those who have stolen assets and funds to return them – but if they do not take that opportunity we will pursue them through the courts.’

Noting that corruption is one of the top issues facing Nigeria, Buhari disclosed further that his government is taking several steps to end the menace.

‘Corruption is one of the top three issues facing Nigeria, along with insecurity and unemployment. We must act to kill corruption or corruption will kill Nigeria. I am determined to lead that fight.

‘My government is already taking several steps to cut out the cancer of corruption that has been eating away at the state for so long.

‘We are reorganizing the existing plethora of anti-corruption bodies into single powerful agency that will have the focus, power and budget to clamp down on corruption at the federal and state levels,’ the president told journalists.

http://pulse.ng/politics/buhari-president-says-ministers-wont-award-contracts-again-id4010267.html

That's a very bold move and it makes a lot of sense.

Another move.
Slow and steady indeed.

Success to OAUTHC medical students in the 500lvl sessional exams!!

You dont even need Ministers, just control everything by yourself, Mr. Democratic Dictator.

Wailing wailers/The mumu above me/Tanoids be like 'Buhari wants to profit from awarding contract by doing it himself'. If you are one of those with thoughts like that, always remember that thunder will continue to fire you left, right and centre.

lolaxavier:
Wailing wailers/Tanoids be like 'Buhari wants to profit from awarding contract by doing it himself'. If you are one of those with thoughts like that, always remember that thunder will continue to fire you left, right and centre.

LOL... thunder doesn't need to strike them. Their wailing alone is enough for the progressives. They'll continue to wail till they get tired

Appoint ministers first let's see whether they will award contracts. Busy masturbating with unnecessary talks while boko haram is masturbating with our lives. Too much talk talk

Kasiem2:
Appoint ministers first let's see whether they will award contracts. Busy masturbating with unnecessary talks while boko haram is masturbating with our lives. Too much talk talk

Today's headline news: Another wailing wailer identified

lolaxavier:


Today's headline news: Another wailing wailer identified

ur mates are identifying ways to cure buhari's senility while u are identifying a wailing wailer.

Kasiem2:
ur mates are identifying ways to cure buhari's senility while u are identifying a wailing wailer.

Ha! But why
Why do you have to confirm to the whole world on a public forum like this that you have just been released from Yaba left.

Master wailer oshi!!!

lolaxavier:


Ha! But why
Why do you have to confirm to the whole world on a public forum like this that you have just been released from Yaba left.

Master wailer oshi!!!

it's not easy being in yaba left taking care of u so I need to prove to the whole world that God has been so kind with the much strength he gave to me for that task.

Impressive. Very good

This old foolish president talks too much. na talk we go chop.....

this man's stupidity is worse than expected.
it looks like we, civil servants, have to form long line every morning to collect printing paper from his office.

Sanity is returning gradually. Am glad Buhari decides to set things straight before appointing career politicians to work for him. Now you either accept the Terms, turn down any appointment or get kicked out.

Prospective Minister take note. No more business as usual.

likila:
this man's stupidity is worse than expected.
it looks like we, civil servants, have to form long line every morning to collect printing paper from his office.

gratiaeo:
This old foolish president talks too much. na talk we go chop.....

Kasiem2:
ur mates are identifying ways to cure buhari's senility while u are identifying a wailing wailer.

Kasiem2:
Appoint ministers first let's see whether they will award contracts. Busy masturbating with unnecessary talks while boko haram is masturbating with our lives. Too much talk talk

Atlantian:
You dont even need Ministers, just control everything by yourself, Mr. Democratic Dictator.

The Nairaland Career WailingWailers are all here. These sycophantic PDP Agents want Impunity and Corruption that were institutionalized by the PDP to continue. Never!

Our President is doing exactly what he was elected to do - stop impunity, clean up the system, insist on the rule of law, etc. Next is the appointment of competent Nigerians and delivering on his campaign promises.

TANoids can Wail all they want, President Buhari is here to effect the needed Change.

egift:

The Nairaland Career WailingWailers are all here. These sycophantic PDP Agents want Impunity and Corruption that were institutionalized by the PDP to continue. Never!

Our President is doing exactly what he was elected to do - stop impunity, clean up the system, insist on the rule of law, etc. Next is the appointment of competent Nigerians and delivering on his campaign promises.

TANoids can Wail all they want, President Buhari is here to effect the needed Change.

They will continue to wail while the goodies pass them

egift:










The Nairaland Career WailingWailers are all here. These sycophantic PDP Agents want Impunity and Corruption that were institutionalized by the PDP to continue. Never!

Our President is doing exactly what he was elected to do - stop impunity, clean up the system, insist on the rule of law, etc. Next is the appointment of competent Nigerians and delivering on his campaign promises.

TANoids can Wail all they want, President Buhari is here to effect the needed Change.

yea, you guys elected him to always be in the media struggling space with timaya and co while he gradually turns nigeria to daura republic.

lolaxavier:


Today's headline news: Another wailing wailer identified

Bruh, be creative. This wailing phrase has been dreadfully brutalised.#hackneyed

The more you guys use it, the more meaningless it gets, and you ironically appear to be the wailers.

Be constructive, and stop throwing a tantrum.

UncleJudax:

Bruh, be creative. This wailing phrase has been brutalised.#hackneyed

The more you guys use it, the more meaningless it gets, and you ironically appear to be the wailers.

Be constructive, and stop throwing a tantrum.

e don pain am...

I think the idea is well-conceived, but the government has got to act more than it talks.

Baba you are too much. We are yet to recovered from the troubles jonathan's ministers caused. By the time you are through with all these wailers, some of them will take a dive into the lagoon

Well if ministers won't award contracts anymore who will? Anyway I believe its a bold move by PMB. Our country need to get rid of this corrupt mentality that has almost brainwashed us.

Kasiem2:
yea, you guys elected him to always be in the media struggling space with timaya and co while he gradually turns nigeria to daura republic.

Keep crying. Whenver you catch your breath, hail Buhari - the President, Commander-in-chief and Father of the Nation.

It is Sai Buhari all the way!

lolaxavier:



e don pain am...

Pain ke. Hahaha. Why?

I was only encouraging you to be convincing in your arguments. You hardly make any sense.

Everything is going to be controlled from buharis kitchen! There, we have Tinubu, Danjuma and Amechi, his anti-corruption czars holding sway! Interesting! This is what you get when a highly opionated mercenery press intentionally introduces a very haughty-angry character as a stoic-serious minded/textbook administrator. . A blundering bimbo who will travel to another country for bilateral engagements that includes business deals without his countrys businessmen. Treating business as a crime in the process. . You can only act thus when your ultimate acheivement in business is to own 150 malnourished cows. This Daurra Disaster!

K

Tales by moonlight. Simply appoint the ministers first then stop them from awarding contracts,then ppl will know u are serious and know what u are talking about. All these talk of I will do this and that and no action is beginning to look like a melodrama .

Ogbeni Buhari should appoint minister. Are we running a monarchy govt? That's why someone called him a wankster yesterday.

Great

- Avoid Indians and Chinese in all project awards and see corruption die.

If ministers don't award contracts, who does? Does Buhari intend to sign all federal contracts by himself or what? Is he this stupid?

Awarding contract to any firm will approximately inflate any cost of project by minimum 30% whereas having qualified and professional employed permanently by the government will not only cut cost but simultaneously create employment ,The same people will be employed by contractor which is an infringement on their hard labour. Apparently the dwindling revenue should not give room to contract.