Na wetin happen wey make Federal High Court for Abuja yan say make Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) park well-o! Dem don suspend their planned certification convocation and policy dialogue session wey dem wan do on January 29, 2026. Na Justice Obiora Egwuatu dey drop this order after e hear wetin Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria talk for court.
The institute, dem be plaintiffs for dis matter wey dem demark FHC/ABJ/CS/154/2026, don challenge BPP authority wey dem want take do certification programme through Nigeria Public Procurement Certification Programme. Dem dey seek make dem stop BPP from running any kind program wey get to do with the certification, until dem clear wetin dey happen for the main case.
No be small wahala o! The Attorney-General of the Federation sef na the second defendant for dis case. According to PUNCH, di institute don lash BPP plans to give practice licenses to procurement trainers for di country, say e go against wetin law talk and na misleading step. President of CIPSMN, Sikiru Balogun, don talk say BPP no get power to train or license anybody for procurement matter, say na dem be correct authority under dem Establishment Act of 2007.
Di court don tell BPP make dem no run any event or program, pending di hearing of di case. Justice Egwuatu don give dem until 12 noon on January 29, 2026, make dem come show cause why di court no go grant di request wey di plaintiffs talk. E also don order say make dem serve di enrolled order and di ex parte motion on di defendants immediately, and dem never fit take any step wey fit cause dem problem.
As e be now, di matter don still dey hot as dem don adjourn am to January 29, 2026, make di defendants show face for court. Dis ruling follow after di argument wey di plaintiff lawyer, O.U. Salifu talk wey urge di court make dem grant di interim relief for dem.
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