Acclaimed Federal Government (FG) clearinghouse on
Information Technology (IT) procurement and services in the public sector, the
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cleared the Information
and Communications Technology (ICT) security and systems infrastructure upgrade
project of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) cum Nigeria Financial
Intelligence Unit (NFIU), reports ITRealms.
This was confirmed to ITRealms,
the Director General/CEO, NITDA, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, said it’s in an
effort to strengthen the IT Projects Clearance process, in the country.
Also in a press statement made available to ITRealms by the Head, Corporate Affairs
and External Relations, NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar, quoted Dr. Pantami as saying
that the agency recently sought for the support of the EFCC in order to sustain
its fight against corrupt practices in IT procurements of government
Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
According to Pantami, the EFCC Acting Chairman/CEO, Mr
Ibrahim Magu, had pledged the Commission’s support and indicated that they
would comply with government’s directives on obtaining NITDA’s clearance for
the Commission’s IT procurements and services.
In fulfillment of this pledge, the Commission subjected its
ICT Security and Systems Infrastructure Upgrade project to rigorous scrutiny by
NITDA’s IT Projects Clearance Committee.
“By this singular act, the EFCC has shown that it is not
above the law thereby serving as an example to other government establishments,”
he said.
ITRealms recalled that
President Muhammadu Buhari, had called for strict compliance to the IT
Project’s Clearance directive by all government establishments, during the
opening ceremony of this year’s e-Nigeria International Conference and
Exhibition held from Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th November, 2017 in Abuja.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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