TMSG: Tinubu Procurement Reforms Driving Infrastructure Growth
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The Tinubu Media Support Group, TMSG, has attributed the Federal Government’s growing investment in infrastructure to ongoing procurement reforms, saying the measures have improved efficiency, enhanced transparency and delivered significant cost savings.
The group made the assertion in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Emeka Nwankpa, and Secretary, Dapo Okubanjo, following the disclosure by Vice-President Kashim Shettima that the Federal Government saved more than N1.1tn through procurement reforms in 2025.
According to the group, the reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu administration have streamlined the contract award process, reduced bureaucratic bottlenecks and improved the ease of doing business in line with global best practices.
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It noted that although the Public Procurement Act, signed into law in 2007 by former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, institutionalised due process in public procurement, there had been longstanding concerns over delays in project execution caused by lengthy approval procedures.
The group said the Tinubu administration responded by embarking on a comprehensive reform of the procurement framework in 2024 to decentralise decision-making, strengthen accountability and improve efficiency across Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
It added that the Bureau of Public Procurement subsequently introduced 23 procurement reforms within one year as part of the government’s drive to modernise the system.
According to the statement, one of the key reforms was the decentralisation of contract approvals, allowing ministerial tender boards to approve contracts below N5bn for goods and services and N10bn for works, instead of referring such approvals to the Federal Executive Council.
The group said the move had reduced delays and enabled the Federal Executive Council to focus more on policy decisions rather than routine contract approvals.
It also outlined other reforms, including shorter contract approval timelines, digital submission of procurement plans, stricter sanctions for defaulting contractors and erring public officials, and the implementation of the Nigeria First policy, which prioritises locally produced goods, services and contractors.
TMSG argued that the reported N1.1tn savings represented a major achievement, claiming that the amount exceeded the cumulative savings recorded through the procurement process between 2007 and 2024.
The group said the savings would provide additional resources for the construction and rehabilitation of roads, expansion of educational facilities and implementation of agricultural intervention programmes.
It also commended the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, for driving the implementation of the reforms and urged him to sustain efforts aimed at ensuring full compliance with the Federal Government’s procurement framework.
