The Government of Liberia through the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC) has launched the “Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System” to strengthen transparency and accountability in the public sector.
Speaking Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, during a program which brought together ministries, agencies and international partners, PPCC Executive Director Bodger S. Johnson said the new system is a part of an effort to promote transparency, effectiveness and efficiency in public procurement.
The PPCC boss said the system has been developed, tested and rolled out to six public sectors, and will bring onboard fifty additional institutions this 2025 with an ultimate objective to restore confidence and protect the value for money in public procurement. Serving as Chief Launcher, President Joseph N. Boakai described the e-GP as a bold step towards efficacy and productivity in the governance system.
According to him, the launch of the platform is a major milestone in the fight against corruption which has evidently stood as a stubborn menace that has for decades rocked the foundation of the nation and dissipated the drive for socio-economic development.
“As a government, we place high premium on the fight against corruption. This is evidenced by my administration’s support to upholding all pieces of legislation on public procurement and public financial management,” he said.
Boakai pledged support to the work of integrity institutions and strengthening their abilities to expose and fight corruption, adding that his government feels obligated to work for the singular purpose of restoring confidence in the governance system and bringing prosperity to the nation.
“As we launch the e-GP System today, let me assure you that this government, under my leadership, will always strive to subscribe to all tenets of good governance by providing the necessary support to keep the e-GP system functional,” he said.
The Liberia leader also promised to reach out to partners in search of additional support that would address the challenges in the implementation of the public procurement reform agenda of Liberia.
President Boakai described how elated he was to have heard that Liberia has developed and rolled out the first Electronic Procurement System to six procuring entities of the Government of Liberia.
He narrated that the new development in public procurement is a plus to the deep-rooted ambition to create an enabling environment for competition and growth of the private sector businesses.
Boakai revealed that over 200 businesses have been enrolled into the system, and are now taking advantage of the procurement tender opportunities that have been offloading to the e-GP system to bid for government contracts.
He said the process has obviously relieved the government of the burden of physically visiting the contracting ministries or agencies as was done prior to the development and deployment of the system.
Boakai applauded partners including the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) for making the online platform possible. “We will continue to work with you and other development partners to strengthen public procurement in Liberia,” President Boakai said.
President Boakai: “Finally, as we join the PPCC family to formally launch the e-GP System, I like to declare that the System is now officially launched. Further I ask all procuring entities of the Liberian Government to henceforth take it as mandatory to make best use of the e-GP System so that we derive maximum benefit from it.”
For his part, Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) Augustine K. Ngafuan said the launch of the system shows that the country has taken a giant step in the path of efficiency, accountability and transparency.
Minister Ngafuan said most of the funds the government puts out come through procurement, where the public and private sectors intersect, and so if Liberians want a vibrant country, there should be a vibrant procurement sector.
