E-procurement will ensure transparency and efficiency in procurement process-Bawumia

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The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured that the recently launched e-procurement system will allow for efficiency and transparency in the procurement process.

Dr. Bawumia who launched the Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS) on April 30 2019 said ‘’ The eProcurement system is designed to address corruption in procurement procedures by minimising human face-to-face interaction, and increase productivity for both Procurement Officers and Service Providers as all manual procurement process and procedures are automated’’.

He said the system is designed to address corruption in procurement procedures through minimization of human face-to-face interaction, while increasing productivity for both Procurement Officers and Service Providers as all manual procurement process and procedures are automated.

‘’In addition, there will be a considerable reduction of the use of paper associated with tendering, greater ease in monitoring and audit, increased accuracy in reporting and statistics, increase in participating suppliers in public procurement, increase in the number of tender responses and a reduction in Procurement lead times’’ he added.

Source: BestNewsGH.com


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Kennedy Mornah is an Award Winning Ghanaian Journalist with over two decades of experience in the Ghanaian Media landscape spanning the electronic, print and digital media. He is a Media Consultant, a Corporate MC, Radio and TV Host, Founder and Publisher of the Maritime and Transport Digest Newspaper, Businessman, a Go getter and an optimist. He has worked for renowned media organizations including Diamond Fm in Tamale, Luv Fm in Kumasi, Oman Fm in Accra and Starr Fm in Accra In 2017 he received the Reporter of the Year Award at the Ghana Shippers Awards in Accra, Ghana.

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