Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will support the World Bank funded Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement, SPESSE, Project in her desire to check corruption in procurement process.
Osinbajo was represented by the minister of state for education Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba at the official presentation of the Project in Abuja
According to the world Bank, the main objective of SPESSE is to develop sustainable capacity in managing procurement, environmental and social standards in the public and private sectors.
The World Bank noted that the initiative was conceived based on the need to bridge the gap between insufficient supply of quality professionals in the procurement, environmental and social sectors.
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The dearth of academic programmes and curricula in these sectors in the Nigerian education system is also responsible for the concept.
Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, while commending The six federal universities selected to host the programme, challenged the five implementing agencies to ensure the success of the project.
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