Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Kwara State Public Procurement Agency, Raheem Abdulbaki, has urged public procurement practitioners to uphold professional ethics and integrity, saying their responsibilities go beyond the award of contracts.

Abdulbaki made the call at the inauguration of the Oyo State chapter of the Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria, APPON.

He said the future of the procurement profession depended largely on the attitude, conduct and integrity of practitioners and their leaders.

"The future of the procurement profession depends largely on the attitude, conduct and integrity of procurement leaders and practitioners," he said.

The Kwara procurement agenc...