Section 20(2) of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) (2007) states, “The accounting officer of every procuring entity shall have overall responsibility for the planning of, organization of tenders, evaluation of tenders and execution of all procurements and in particular shall be responsible for… ensuring that no reduction of values of splitting of procurements is carried out such as to evade the use of the appropriate procurement method…”
Similarly, section 41(2) of the PPA (2007) states, “Generally, quotations shall be obtained from at least three unrelated contractors or suppliers”.
These laws in SecretsReporters ongoing investigation of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) under the current Comptroller General, Kemi Nanna Nandap were broken severally.
In 2024, the CG split five contracts to four companies owned by the same person. She awarded provision of spare parts and mechanical repairs of 3 pick-ups for CGIS Escort to Wills 2 Good Services Limited for the sum of N8,508,974.38.
Again, she awarded provision of spare parts and mechanical repairs of 4 pick-ups to Claim Unique Global Limited for the sum of N5,888,446.88. Without giving a hoot about the PPA, she awarded provision of spare parts and mechanical repairs of one bus and 2 pick-ups to Claim Unique Global Limited for the sum of N5,888,446.88 and to Assist Energy Ltd for the sum of N7,693,748.13
She awarded painting 15 Toyota Hilux 4 pick-up to immigration college for border patrol operation to Whizz Energy Integrated Services Limited for the sum of N8,998,825.00. Stamping her authority as the approving officer, Kemi awarded supply and installation of 10 pieces of amplified 4way display amber light and siren (24 V 400W Spec) in Toyota Hilux pickups to Wills 2 Good Services Limited for the sum of N9,998,575.00.
The companies awarded all the jobs are owned by one person, Mr Nkanu William Ogbaji against the procurement act.
And there is a further fact the Corporate Affairs Commission register states plainly: every one of the four companies, Wills 2 Good Services Limited, Claim Unique Global Limited, Assist Energy Ltd and Whizz Energy Integrated Services Limited, stands INACTIVE on the register, yet the Comptroller General still gave them the Immigration Service’s contracts in 2024.
Secrets Reporters wrote to the Nigeria Immigration Service seeking its response to these findings ahead of publication. The Service did not respond.
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