CSOs pass vote of confidence on BPP DG, Withdraw planned protest

The leadership of the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CCSO) – a platform of over seventeen (17)  groups – has passed a vote or confidence on the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun. The organisations also commended Adedokun for implementing reforms in the agency. In a joint press statement […]

The leadership of the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CCSO) – a platform of over seventeen (17)  groups – has passed a vote or confidence on the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun.

The organisations also commended Adedokun for implementing reforms in the agency.

In a joint press statement on Tuesday, the coalition said that under his stewardship, the BPP has recorded historic achievements that deserve national commendation.

According to the coalition, the BPP under Adedokun has blocked financial leakages through rigorous due process enforcement.

The press statement was signed by Comrade Ibrahim Bello – National Coordinator, Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CFTPI); Hajiya Fatima Sani – Executive Director, Citizens Watch for Good Governance (CWGG); Barr. Chukwudi Eze – Chairman, Accountability and Democratic Values Initiative (ADVI); Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okeke – President, Nigerian Coalition Against Corruption and Waste (NCACW); Pastor Emmanuel Adebayo – General Secretary, Voice of Conscience Foundation (VOCF); Mr. Tunde Ogunleye – National Convener, Integrity Monitors Network (IMN); Ms. Chioma Nwosu – Chairperson, Patriots for Transparent Procurement (PTP); Comrade Aisha Yusuf – National Secretary, Civil Liberties and Anti-Corruption Movement (CLACOM); Engr. Musa Abdullahi – Director of Programmes, Due Process Advocacy Network (DPAN) and Prof. Grace Adeyemi – Board Chair, National Alliance for Ethical Leadership (NAEL).

Others are: Mr. Segun Olawale – Spokesperson, Citizens Coalition for Open Governance (CCOG); Barr. (Mrs.) Funmi Adewole – Legal Adviser, Justice and Accountability Project (JAP); Alhaji Usman Danladi – Northern Coordinator, Nigerian Integrity and Development Forum (NIDF); Rev. Fr. Joseph Okon – South-South Zonal Chairman, Public Funds Protection Movement (PFPM); Ms. Bolanle Adeoti – Women Leader, Transparency and Responsibility Advocates (TRA); Elder Peter Okonkwo – South-East Coordinator, Good Governance Monitors Assembly (GGMA) and Mallam Bello Yakubu – North-West Chairman, Anti-Corruption Crusaders Network (ACCN).

The organisations withdrew their earlier plans to protest against the management of BPP over alleged mismanagement of the agency.

It added that the allegations were entirely false, baseless, and deliberately fabricated by interests opposed to the far-reaching reforms currently underway at the BPP.

“On behalf of the entire Coalition and its over seventeen member organizations, we hereby unreservedly withdraw every statement, press release, social media post, or public comment issued by CCSO or any of its affiliates that implicated Dr. Adebowale Adedokun and Mr. Olanrewaju Obasa in any wrongdoing,” the statement read in part.

It added: “The CCSO remains irrevocably committed to the fight against corruption wherever it exists. But we are equally committed to truth, fairness, and justice. When evidence shows that a public official is not the problem but part of the solution, it is our duty to acknowledge it publicly and without hesitation. That is what we have done today.

“We urge the media, online platforms, and all Nigerians who helped amplify the false narrative to demonstrate the same courage by retracting their reports and issuing corrections.

“We commend Dr. Adebowale Adedokun and the BPP for their transparency and willingness to be held accountable – qualities that true reformers embody.”