ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DUE PROCESS POLICY ON PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the implementation of due process policy on public building projects in Ondo State. It also investigated the level of adherence to the due process policy and assesses the involvement of professionals in procurement procedures. Structured questionnaires were administered on respondents and purposive sampling method were used to select the respondents. Descriptive analytical tools such as percentage, frequency distribution table and inferential tool such as Chi-square were used to analyze the data collected from the field. The results showed that the due process policy is not adequately implemented and the objectives of the policy are not achieved to the letter. Hypothesis one presents chi-square, 𝜒2 results gives 1116.4 at 𝑑𝑓=4, (𝜒2>9.488); for each level of adherence; this implies that level of adherence to due process has effect in the award of contracts in Ondo State. Hypothesis two reveals the summation of all chi-square, 𝜒2 results as 628.63 at 𝑑𝑓=4, (𝜒2> 9.488) ; for each area of professional involvement, this implied that involvement of professionals in procurement procedure has significant effect on public building projects. Hypothesis three shows that implementation of due process policy has significant effect on the outcome of public building projects. The research revealed that, most states in Nigeria have strong apathy and unwilling to subscribe to the policy due to chronic corrupt tendencies within the government who are averse to change on one hand and mostly due to knowledge gap on their expectations of public procurement law regimes. The need to insulate the procurement decisions from political interference and setting up of the state council on public procurement so as to allow it discharged its legitimate roles.