EFFECT OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT ON PERFORMANCE OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

The study attempted to assess the public procurement Act on performance of Federal University of Technology Minna Niger State. The Act was put in place because of the weakness in the general procurement system of Nigeria and be sure that, Transparency, Accountability and integrity is maintained in the award of contract (Public Procurement). The study tried to find out how transparency, accountability, integrity and compliance affect the procurement performance of Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger state. Data for the study were obtained with the aid of self-designed (Secondary), questionnaires and interview. Data for this study were analysed using both descriptive and Pearson product moment correlations. The study revealed that, the public procurement performance. of Federal University of Technology Minna is a replica of that of the procurement Act; and that though there is a relationship between due process and transparency in the contract awards, Yet the level of transparency and accountability still desired to be improved in order to justify the basis upon which the act was enacted. The study recommended that, effort should be intensified to prioritize implementing regular and independent audits of procurement activities and institutionalize comprehensive monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to track the implementation of the Public Procurement Act. These systems should focus on identifying areas of non-compliance and providing actionable recommendations for improvement