BNF eyes all assigned constituencies
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
The two -day event was officially opened by the party President Cde Duma Boko. The BNF leadership was taken through several strategic issues and topics by a team of experts from a spectrum of professional fields. A long time legal and political guru facilitated a topic on the party’s Constitution and the roles and functions of office bearers.
On another topic, a retired veteran politician who knows the genesis of the BNF and its ideology, made an impassionate and rich historical presentation on the party’s ideological path, including its past positions and events that have shaped its ideological outlook.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...