Saraki pledges support of local manufacturers in 2016
-Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday, February 8 pledged his support of the Senate to local manufacturers in 2016
-Saraki said that the Senate will also ensure military and paramilitary booths were locally sourced
-Senator Ehinnaya Abaribe said that it was time for local manufactures to be encouraged and patronized
One of the manufacturers taking Saraki measurements at the Made in Aba trade fair today. Photo credit: @AedanAsika on Twitter
Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday, February 8 pledged his support of the Senate to local manufacturers in 2016.
While stressing his commitment at the`Made in Aba’ Trade Fair, he said government patronage will be eensured through policies.
Saraki also said that the Senate will also ensure military and paramilitary booths were locally sourced while seeking for the Procurement Act to be reviewed.
“I am here because I fully support this project and I commend all the manufacturers of these products: you are pace setters in this country.
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“As a country, we have no choice than to give you the full support that you have worked for, that you deserve and you will have.
“I am standing before you this afternoon, along with my colleagues, to give you the assurance that today we open a new chapter for the support of made in Nigeria goods in this country.
“I want you to hold me to my words because one of the first steps that we are going to take is to amend the procurement to ensure that government `shall’ patronize you.
“I shall work with my colleagues to ensure that the `May’ in the procurement act is replaced with `shall’ so that we can start this journey to ensure made in Nigeria goods are patronized,” he said.
However, he commended Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe for facilitating the project of locally made goods.
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Sen Abaribe (Abia south) also stressed the determination of the Senate to amend the relevant sections of the Procurement Act in favour of local manufacturers in view of the fall in governemnt revenu.
He also added that it was time for the country to revolutionise and local manufactures to be encouraged and patronized.
Abaribe also disclosd the donation of military boots to the Nigerian military and paramilitary agencies as well as school bags and shoes to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s) in camps.
He said that the donation to the military agencies is to prove the durability of the boots in comparism to those that were imported.
He called on the Federal and state governments to expand the local curriculum to make provision for vocational education in schools.
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