workshop to “avoid conflict of interest” and exhibit professionalism in the performance of their duties.
She made the call Wednesday at LIPA headquarters in Monrovia during the certification of 35 Public Procurement Officers after a five-week training.
Minister Freeman told the graduates that it was incumbent upon them to promote integrity, fairness and accountability and help restore public confidence in the country’s procurement process.
She admonished them to “immediately report any case of conflict of interest to excuse yourself from any further involvement in the matter,” adding that procurement is an integral part of every institution that must be handled with care and professionalism.
She further challenged the graduates to be mindful not to allow themselves to commit acts of corruption.
Meanwhile, LIPA Director-General Oblayon Nyemah has challenged the graduates to exemplify the lessons learned, showing proof of the essence of training to enhance capacity.
He admonished them to become agents of change in their respective institutions, and be mindful of being misplaced by their bosses.
Nyemah then lauded the World Bank for supporting eight of its procurement training programs in the public sector, and stressed the need for the bank to complete the exercise by lending support to the ninth batch.
The course was initiated by the World Bank in 2010 as a foundation course to professionalize public procurement functions in the public sector with focus on the civil service in the country.
The graduates included 12 females and 23 males.
LINA BK/JGT/TSS/PTK
“Avoid Conflict Of Interest,” Min. Freeman Tells LIPA Grads
28 May 2015, 8:21 pm Written by Micat Liberia
Acting Youth and Sports Minister T. Nancy Freeman has called on graduates of the Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA) procurement training
workshop to “avoid conflict of interest” and exhibit professionalism in the performance of their duties.
She made the call Wednesday at LIPA headquarters in Monrovia during the certification of 35 Public Procurement Officers after a five-week training.
Minister Freeman told the graduates that it was incumbent upon them to promote integrity, fairness and accountability and help restore public confidence in the country’s procurement process.
She admonished them to “immediately report any case of conflict of interest to excuse yourself from any further involvement in the matter,” adding that procurement is an integral part of every institution that must be handled with care and professionalism.
She further challenged the graduates to be mindful not to allow themselves to commit acts of corruption.
Meanwhile, LIPA Director-General Oblayon Nyemah has challenged the graduates to exemplify the lessons learned, showing proof of the essence of training to enhance capacity.
He admonished them to become agents of change in their respective institutions, and be mindful of being misplaced by their bosses.
Nyemah then lauded the World Bank for supporting eight of its procurement training programs in the public sector, and stressed the need for the bank to complete the exercise by lending support to the ninth batch.
The course was initiated by the World Bank in 2010 as a foundation course to professionalize public procurement functions in the public sector with focus on the civil service in the country.
The graduates included 12 females and 23 males.
LINA BK/JGT/TSS/PTK