Senate to Deal with Govt Agencies Violating Procurement Laws, Says Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has vulnerable that the Senate can take up the case against any ministry, department or agency of state that is violating the general public procurance law that compels them to offer preference to domestically made merchandise in Nigeria.

According to our page
He additionally charged Senate Committee Chairmen to make sure that within the course of their oversight duties that MDAs befits the supply of the law on patronage of native makers as he additionally urged all military and para-military agencies to emulate the military by procuring things like boots and alternative desires domestically.


Saraki created the threat last Thursday in {abuja|Abuja|capital of Nigeria|Nigerian capital|national capital} once members of the animal skin and Allied product makers Association of Abia State (LEAPMAAS) visited him to specific appreciation for the constant support he and also the Senate have given to the purchase created in Nigeria campaign.


While responding to the welcome address by the co-ordinator of the Association, Chief mountain Hart, Saraki aforesaid the govt. spends quite N2 Trillion annually within the purchase of products, which the aim of the Senate is to make sure that an oversized chunk of the funds move into the pocket of Nigerian makers.


He suggested native makers to petition the Senate wherever they feel a authority is deliberating denying them the chance to sell their merchandise as he aforesaid the law creating establishment was able to take up such cases.


The Senate committee chairmen here ar to make sure that each one the opposite agencies whether or not it's the Air Force, Navy, Customs, even the Road Safety, Civil Defence, NYSC should imitate. we must always embody that as a part of the conditions once they return to defend their 2017 budget. they need to show proof that they patronise and buy domestically created goods’’, he declared.


Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Chief mountain Hart aforesaid they were at the NationalAssembly to commend the Senate President, the legislator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe and alternative Senators for his or her support in promoting the created in Nigeria and created In Aba merchandise