
Two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, as well as their managing director and chief executive officer, Mr. Norman Didam, have been barred by the World Bank Group for 30 months for engaging in dishonest, collusive, and corrupt activities related to the National Social Safety Nets Project in Nigeria.
The World Bank revealed in a statement on Monday that a number of unethical acts during a 2018 procurement and subsequent contract process jeopardized the project, which was intended to give targeted financial support to impoverished and vulnerable households
Today, the World Bank Group announced the 30-month debarment of two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, along with their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Norman Bwuruk Didam,” the statement said.
Additionally, Viva Atlantic Limited and Mr. Didam filed forged manufacturer’s authorization letters, offered and supplied valuable items to project public officials, and misrepresented Viva Atlantic Limited’s experience. These were, respectively, dishonest and corrupt practices.
For the duration of the debarment, Didam and the two businesses are prohibited from taking part in World Bank-funded initiatives and activities.
Additionally, Viva Atlantic Limited and Mr. Didam filed forged manufacturer’s authorization letters, offered and supplied valuable items to project public officials, and misrepresented Viva Atlantic Limited’s experience. These were, respectively, dishonest and corrupt practices.
For the duration of the debarment, Didam and the two businesses are prohibited from taking part in World Bank-funded initiatives and activities.
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