MONROVIA, Liberia — Sierra Leone is looking to Liberia’s experience in digital public procurement as its National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) undertakes a study visit to the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) to examine the implementation, management, and impact of Liberia’s Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System.
The high-level benchmarking visit, coordinated by Liberia’s Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC), is designed to give the Sierra Leonean delegation practical insights into Liberia’s transition toward technology-driven public procurement and the lessons emerging from the LRA’s experience.
Receiving the delegation, LRA Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah, a former Executive Director of the PPCC, welcomed the initiative and stressed the importance of regional cooperation and institutional learning in accelerating digital transformation within government.
Commissioner General Jallah described Liberia’s adoption of the e-GP System as a major advancement in strengthening transparency, accountability, efficiency, and compliance in public procurement.
He urged Sierra Leone to place change management at the center of its implementation strategy, emphasizing the need to secure stakeholder support, build strong institutional partnerships, and prepare users for the transition from traditional procurement processes to a digital platform.
“Successful digital transformation is not only about technology; it also requires people, institutions, partnerships, and effective change management,” Jallah stressed, as he encouraged the delegation to draw from Liberia’s experience in navigating the implementation process.
During the engagement, LRA Procurement Manager Lovetta Williams provided an overview of the Authority’s journey with the e-GP System, highlighting major achievements, implementation challenges, lessons learned, and the platform’s role in improving procurement processes.
Williams explained how the system has contributed to greater efficiency, transparency, compliance, and operational effectiveness within the LRA, providing the visiting delegation with practical lessons that could support Sierra Leone’s own digital procurement ambitions.
For his part, NPPA Chief Executive Officer Fodie J. Konneh expressed appreciation to Commissioner General Jallah and the LRA team for the warm reception and the wealth of knowledge shared during the engagement.
Konneh described the study visit as highly valuable, noting that the practical lessons obtained from Liberia would contribute to Sierra Leone’s efforts to strengthen its electronic procurement framework and improve public procurement governance.
The visit underscores an emerging trend of West African institutions leveraging regional experience and digital innovation to modernize public-sector operations.
It further reinforces Liberia and Sierra Leone’s commitment to sharing best practices, strengthening public financial management, promoting transparent procurement, and using technology to deliver more efficient and accountable government services.
