The AfDB Group is one of the largest donors supporting Madagascar in its various development projects.
Respect for integrity is one of the strict requirements of the African Development Bank Group
(AfDB), in the implementation of the development projects it finances for its member countries.
This is not the first time that the AfDB has applied sanctions against fraudulent practices. If we get < /> refers to past experiences, companies and individuals, who suffer the sanction of this bank
of development, also lose all credibility, in the eyes of other technical partners and
Financial. For this time, China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited and its subsidiaries are excluded by
the AfDB, and will not be eligible for the award of contracts financed by this bank, for 18
next months. According to official information, this is a civil engineering company registered in
Nigeria, accused of fraudulent practices.
"An investigation by the AfDB's Office of Integrity and Anti< Corruption found that
China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited, in a consortium with Oceanic Construction and Engineering Nigeria Ltd.,
had made fraudulent statements about his year of incorporation, the value of his reference contracts
and the experience of its key personnel. These false statements were made during two
calls for tenders for the project to improve drinking water supply and sanitation in
urban environment, financed by the Bank in Nigeria," said AfDB.
Excluded by all. The future will be uncertain for this company, which will no longer be eligible for many calls
offers. In addition to the exclusion from the award of contracts financed by the AfDB, this sanction could be subject to
cross< exclusion by other multilateral development banks under the > mutual recognition of exclusion decisions, in particular the Asian Development Bank; la
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Inter development; and the World Bank.
"Upon expiry of this exclusion period, China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited may again be eligible
to participate in calls for tenders financed by the Bank, provided that it sets up a
integrity compliance in line with the Bank's integrity guidelines," the officials explained
communication with the institution. In addition, in June 2019, associated with China Zhonghao Nigeria
Limited to respond to this call for tenders, Oceanic Construction and Engineering Nigeria Ltd.
had been excluded by the AfDB for a period of 48 months, for fraudulent practices.
In short, the controls are strict for the AfDB Group, to ensure respect for integrity in the
implementation of the projects it finances in various countries. Fortunately for Madagascar, none of the
many companies on the AfDB's blacklist have not operated on the Big Island.