In a release issued by CCDI on Friday titled “Clarifying the Facts: Ekiti State Government’s Compliance With Due Process in Airport Contracts” and signed by its President, Olufemi Aduwo, it said the allegation of awarding contracts to Permanent Secretaries for direct execution was “entirely untrue, deceptive and a gross distortion of reality”.
CCDI said, “It is crucial to categorically state that no contracts were assigned to Permanent Secretaries for personal execution. Instead, the senior civil servants mentioned in the report acted strictly in their official roles as designated financial supervisors within the relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for managing the projects.
CCDI said the procurement process for these projects was carried out in full adherence to the Ekiti State Direct Labour Procurement Law, a well-defined legal structure designed to foster transparency, accountability, and responsible financial governance in public sector expenditure.