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Be cautious in the award of contracts—Asantehene advises
ministers
Kumasi, Sept. 8, GNA – Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene,
on Tuesday advised regional ministers to be meticulous and
circumspect in the discharge of their duties.
He urged them to be cautious in the award of
government contracts and procurement of goods and services in
order to avoid unnecessary suspicion and the likelihood to be
called upon to answer questions when they leave office.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu said this when regional ministers who were in
Kumasi to attend a training session on the Public Procurement
Law, paid a courtesy call on him at the Manhyia palace, on
Tuesday.
The regional ministers and their deputies, who were attending
the training session on public procurement planning and
implementation, were led to the palace by Mr Kofi Opoku Manu,
the Ashanti Regional Minister.
The Asantehene reminded the ministers of the recent reported
cases of alleged malfeasance and conflict of interest in the
award of contracts and procurement of goods and services by
previous government officials and said each of them would be
called upon to account for his stewardship when they left
office.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu said they should take the training session
seriously in order to understand the dynamics, processes,
procedures and regulations involved in public procurement in
order to be in a better position to handle procurement issues.
He told them to work hard to uplift their people from poverty
and also create a good name for the President and the government
they represent in their regions.
GNA
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