Senate president, Ben Bruce support new bill

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Senator Ben Bruce are in support of a bill that encourages the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria cars.

According to Senator

“I have three Innoson vehicles and I have no complaints; even if I have complaints, I will call the company. Innoson is presently fixing a fighter jet and if we can follow his example the country will be better for it,” he said.

Saraki praised the sponsor of the bill, Senator Sam Egwu (PDP-Ebonyi North), for recognizing that locally manufactured goods need to be patronized.

“I am delighted that it has passed second reading. In the past, we spent N2 trillion to N3 trillion foreign goods, but with this amendment there would be a reduction. The bill is two-fold because it also addresses the timely implementation of the budget.

Before now, processes of budget implementation took months but with this it would be fast. I can’t overemphasis how relevant this bill is. If passed, many peoples’ lives, especially local producers, will change,” he said.

The Bill for an Act to amend the Public Procurement Act to provide for and adopt Local Content Policy and timely completion of procurement processes has been referred to the Senate Committee on Procurement.