The Chairman of, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa has ordered a repeat of the bidding exercise for seized properties.
As contained in a statement by the Director, of Media, and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, Marwa said that the extension was to accommodate more bidders and ensure greater participation by interested Nigerians.
He said that the opening of bids for seized property for which final forfeiture has been secured was held at the agency’s headquarters with a single bid for only one out of the five properties placed on sale.
The NDLEA boss, who was represented by the agency’s Secretary, Barr. Shadrach Haruna, ordered the cancellation and subsequent repeat of the bidding process as the only single bid failed to meet the requirement.
He said that the bidding exercise was the first in the current year, adding that others were being planned to dispose of a series of seized properties located across the country.
He said that the notice for bids had earlier been placed in two national newspapers two weeks ago in compliance with extant regulations on forfeited property.
