Aondoakaa Calls for Transparent Govt Transactions.

Byline: Chris Ochayi

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa yesterday enjoined stakeholders in the public service to uphold the virtues of transparency and honesty in the transaction of government businesses in order to restore the lost values in the country.

Chief Aondoakaa who made the remarks in Abuja at a two-day National Forum on Procurement organised by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) revealed that almost 80% of corruption in the public service was traced to contract inflation and over invoicing, non delivery of items and undue influence in bidding process.

The minister noted, "it is therefore …