ABUJA — The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has deployed 97 senior procurement officers across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as part of efforts to strengthen transparency, efficiency and accountability in public procurement.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the agency’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Zira Nagga.
According to the statement, the deployment aligns with a directive by President Bola Tinubu in a May 13, 2025 circular mandating the reversion of the mobility and career management of procurement officers to the BPP.
Nagga explained that the directive was further reinforced by a communication from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation dated December 9, 2025, which outlined modalities for implementation.
He disclosed that the Director-General of BPP, Adebowale Adedokun, issued a circular on March 23 titled “Deployment of Procurement Officers on Salary Grade Levels (SGLs) 15–17 in the Federal Civil Service.”
As part of the reform, the bureau has introduced an Artificial Intelligence-driven web-based platform known as the National Procurement Officers Management System (NAPOMS) to manage postings.
According to Nagga, the system uses intelligent algorithms and historical data to determine the most suitable placements for officers, thereby enhancing efficiency and transparency in deployment processes.
He added that full details of the affected officers, including their current and approved postings, were contained in a ten-page circular, with instructions for officers to download posting details via their registered emails on the NAPOMS platform.
The statement emphasised that all deployed officers must comply fully with the directives, including uploading their Assumption of Duty Certificates and other required documentation, while MDAs are mandated to accept and properly document them.
It warned that rejection of posted officers would not be tolerated and that all handover processes must be completed on or before March 31, with non-compliance attracting sanctions in line with Public Service Rules.
Nagga further disclosed that the BPP would organise a compulsory orientation workshop for affected officers to enhance their capacity, alongside a physical monitoring exercise to ensure strict adherence to the new deployment framework.
