The President of the
Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has launched a contest to promote made in
Nigeria products.
The Contest
scheduled for three months is aimed at showcasing the process and raw materials
used in producing such locally made goods.
IN a statement
personally signed by Dr Saraki, he said that the contest will identify the good
products that could be matched with investors and government agencies.
He said that such
agencies or investors would drive the products to the extent that they compete
favourably with any similar product being imported.
“Today, as promised,
we kick-start the soft launch of the #MadeInNigeria Challenge.
“This campaign is
organised to showcase everyday products that are used by Nigerians and produced
by Nigerians locally that serves as an alternative to imported products.
“The next few weeks,
we hope to identify products and ideas that can be matched with investors and
government agencies.
“To wrap up the
Challenge, in March, we will be inviting some of the finalist to a Made In
Nigeria Roundtable at the Senate.
“This Roundtable
will allow us, legislators, Government Agencies, business owners, and everyday
Nigerian consumers to review and update the report of the National Assembly
Business Environment Roundtable (NASSBER), which was held in 2016 to improve
the ease of doing business in the country,” he said.
Saraki added that
the roundtable would also be used to get feedback on the Public Procurement Act
passed by the Senate in 2016.
The amended Act
mandates government agencies to give preference to local manufacturers in
Procurement of goods and services.
He wished all the
participants good luck and called on Nigerians to use the hashtag
#MadeInNigeria in all your submitted videos.
NAN
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