Lagos Procurement Office Issues Apology And Clarification Amid Outcry Over Excessive Spending

The state government faced substantial criticism after documents from the public procurement office revealed exorbitant amounts allocated for specific tasks and projects in the state.

Following this, Funsho Doherty, the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), questioned some contract awards in a post via his X account on Saturday, bringing the contracts under further scrutiny from Nigerians who deemed the allocated amounts excessive.

However, in a statement released on Tuesday, the public procurement office clarified that the information provided was misrepresented and misunderstood.

The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to recent concerns regarding certain information posted on the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency’s website.

Acknowledging the misunderstanding arising from the lack of clarity, we recognize the unintended misinterpretations of this information.

The agency is committed to ensuring transparency, accuracy, and accountability in all government transactions, as mandated by the Lagos State Public Procurement Law.

We regret that specific details, particularly concerning the descriptions of government dealings, may have inadvertently led to confusion, impacting both governmental entities and corporate partners providing services to the state.

This arose largely from the lack of detailed descriptions in the project information, which has inadvertently led to confusion in the public space,” the statement by Onofowote concluded.