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    FG Is Committed To Promoting Made In Nigeria Products – Ogbonnaya Onu

    Nigeria News By David F.Jun 30, 2017No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Dr Ogbonnaya Onu President Muhammadu BuhariDR Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology on Thursday restated the commitment of the ministry to promote the patronage of made in Nigeria products and services.

    Onu said this while declaring open a two-day dialogue and sensitisation programme with stakeholders on the promotion of made in Nigeria products in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.

    “The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is indeed committed to ensuring that we patronise made in Nigeria products and services,” he said.

    He said that the ministry had produced a road map that would create a synergy with the Civil Society of Organisations (CSOs) for the growth of the country.

    Onu said that several investors had shown interest to invest in the products and services that would encourage Made in Nigeria products.

    He said that the ministry would partner with CSO coalition to inform Nigerians to support and ensure patronage of indigenous products and services.

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    “The CSO is very dynamic in the country, we want to work with you through your representative NGO network.

    “Please always attend to us and always support us to promote made in Nigeria products and services, ” he said.

    Onu was represented at the occasion by Mr E. J Udoh, the Director, Science and Technology Promotion, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.

    According to him, the ministry will host the second Technology and Innovation Expo in Abuja in March 2018.

    He urged the CSOs to bring entrepreneurs into production and services that would promote made in Nigeria products during the expo.

    Dr Lanre Adebayo, the Director General, Centre for Applied Policy and Social Advocacy (CAPSA), Abuja, said that Nigeria was importing almost everything before the present government came to power.

    He said that Nigeria imported N67 trillion worth of raw materials in the past 10 to 15 years.

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    “But when this government came on board one of the things it did was to reverse this trend by coming up with economic, growth and recovery plan,” he said.

    He said that so far, the plan was successfully reversing the trend where Nigerians import virtually everything.

    Adebayo said that if this plan was sustained, the government would revive the economy to eventually bring about growth in the country.

    “Government hopes to revive the economy by seven per cent and it is also one of the means to take the country out of recession.

    “Our proposal is to dialogue and sensitise ourselves on promotion of made in Nigeria products,” he said.
    He said that when we promote made in Nigeria products, it would save our foreign exchange.

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