An Assessment of Public Procurement Process of Enron Nigeria Power Holdings Electrification Project

Though, public procurement process is one of the main strategic pillars of good governance and service delivery, it is also one of the most vulnerable activities of government as the number of litigations against Nigeria both locally and internationally of which Enron and Enron Nigeria Power Holdings are typical example. Earlier assessment of Enron electrification activities around the world shows that most of researches and stakeholders focused on the legal aspect and implication, corporate governance, and on audit and finacial fruad. This study examined the causes of the project failure from the procurment angle.  This study adopted qualitative analytical technique, using an exploratory research design. Secondary data were extracted from case file in courts, researches and articles on stakeholders’ website. This study deduced among others that, Single Source or Sole Sourcing was used without following the condition required for its used. It also observed that, none of the procurement process was considered before the power purchase agreement was signed. The study thus recommended among others that, core principles of sole sourcing should be use if it should be adopted or adapted in any procurement process to improve the negotiating power of the project owner and the review of the 2007 procurement act by procurement expert to address the lapses that could cause further litigations

Public Procurement Process, Enron, Electrification Project, Sole Sourcing, Procurement Act

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