The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) has suspended 33 local companies from doing business with any public sector institution until the outcome of the Commissions of Inquiry appeals process is decided.

Acting in accordance with its mandate to regulate public procurement practice in Sierra Leone as provided under Section 14(2) of the Public Procurement Act 2016, all businesses named in the COI Report that had adverse findings against them in the White Paper are suspended.

Notably, they include Poly-technologies Inc., for the sum of $12 million for the supply of 100 buses that were not factored into the procurement plan of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, Barrows Construction Ltd., for $5 million as direct payment received from government and Capital Infrastructure Partners for $872,712 for Sewa Grounds project supervision.

Kingdom Logistics, for Le33,643,447 and $1,050,000 for Ebola Response, Limkokwing University for $340,000 for student fees, MKD Jazz Company for $18,262,972 for construction of Sewa Grounds project and Bullom Construction and General Services for Le243M meant for National Youth Village project.

Host of others are Splash Mobile Communications, BDO, African Sunshine Co .Ltd, Club Tourism and Entertainment Ltd, West Africa Trading Co, Masada Waste Management Co, Union of Musician, Music for Girls, Street Life Family, West Stars General Supplies, Al-Umar Ventures, Group Delta Logistic Ltd, Sahr James Trading Enterprises, Lawrence Bia SL Ltd, Godstime Enterprise M.K General Construction Ltd, Agibbs Construction Enterprises, Guoji Construction Ltd, SMRT Co. Ltd, TS and Co Ltd, Sogefel SARL, Institue of Advanced, Sierra Leone Opportunity Industrialization Center, Christian Faith Orphanage, Quanticos Associates Ltd, and Davis and Dan.

They would, according to the NPPA CEO, Ibrahim Swaray, be removed from the suspension list after the Attorney General and Minister of Justice orders their names to be struck from the list on a case by case basis.