CHALLENGES OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS ON EFFECTIVE PROJECT DELIVERY IN KANO STATE

Abstract

Despite their critical role in delivering essential goods, works and services, public procurement processes face significant global challenges, hindering their effectiveness and leading to suboptimal outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the challenges of non-compliance with public procurement process on effective project delivery in Kano State. The study employed a descriptive and experimental survey research design. Purposive random sampling was used in the investigation and questionnaire also used as the major instrument for collecting data from the respondents in the study area.Data was collected from building professionals of MDAs in Kano state, Nigeria.Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS, version 22) was used for statistical analysis of the data generated from the questionnaire survey. The study reveals that weak enforcement, political interference and favoritism, partial compliance in local governments and favoritism and gratification have mean values of 3.554, 3.536, 3.513 and 3.509 ranked at 1st to 4^th respectively and indicating highest challenges of non-compliance with public procurement process in Kano state. The result also reveals that mismanagement, embezzlement, misallocation of resources and capacity and knowledge deficits have mean values of 2.531, 2.522, 2.512 and 2.510 ranked 9th to 12th respectively and indicating moderate challenges of non-compliance with public procurement process in Kano state. The study recommended that government should significantly improve public procurement compliance and project delivery; the focus must shift from technical fixes to strengthening enforcement, mitigating political influence, and eradicating corrupt practices through systemic governance reform.