The government is relying on the opposition PPP/C to appear in the National Assembly, which will pave the way for the establishment of the long-awaited Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and new tendering guidelines.
At a post-Cabinet press briefing held at the Ministry of the Presidency yesterday, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman said matters related to procurement were not at a critical state where the effects might be felt nationally.
The Public Health Ministry is currently without a drug supplier, since the $2 billion contract with the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Company (NGPC), which was awarded weeks before the May 11 general elections is currently under review. Cabinet is to