The distributors of the iron bar and steel in the country, under the auspices of the Union of Distributors of Rare and Iron Steel of Nigeria (Irsdeun), have said that the implementation of the 'Nigeria First' policy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can only be successful if the government pays attention to the standardization of products production.
In a statement by the National President of the Union, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, described Nigeria's first policy as a step in the right direction, while saying that “it can continue to be an abstract idea if the necessary is not done in the quality control area of ​​the industry of the production of basic products, especially in the construction industry.
He said that Nigerians should not be exposed to the danger of lower products that endangers their lives.
It is recalled that President Tinubu had assured the approval of the Federal Executive Council of the renewed policy of the First Hope of Nigeria that requires all the ministries, departments and federal agencies to give priority to the Nigerian goods, services and knowledge.
According to the new rules, the Public Procurement Office has been aimed at reviewing and enforcing guidelines to favor local manufacturers and suppliers, which is expected to say a local content of compliance with content, maintain a record of high quality Nigerian suppliers regularly delivered by the Government, and assume the authority on the deployment of acquisition officers to each MDA.
However, IRDEUN believes that the standard organization of Nigeria (Son), as currently constituted, lacks the ability to enforce quality control, “which would be the basis for the record of high quality local suppliers, as evidenced in the iron bar and steel market.
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“Before the Nigerian government implements Nigeria's first policy, our belief is that we must first determine the quality of production, so that the safety of our people is guaranteed; this is how to keep the Nigerians first. Many of these suppliers and their accomplices in the government ministries, departments and agencies would cross the” high quality obstacle and only supply products from substances that expose substances that expose substances that expose substances that expose substances that expose substances that expose substances that expose substances. from the Nigerians at a great risk. That has been our experience in this industry in this industry.
“Hundreds of houses are collapsing every day with the use of steel and iron bar made in Nigeria, however, the agency that should see the production bar has done practically nothing. Are these same people who hope to determine the quality of production of the goods that will be sponsored under the first policy of Nigeria?” Asked.
However, the Awoyale Chief, who said that Nigerian producers have the capacity to offer quality products at reasonable prices, said they supposedly take advantage of a corrupt system to saturate Nigerian markets with products of lower quality than a high cost, “while providing high quality products to neighboring countries because the system does not compromise the safety of their people on the immediate profits of officials.”
The union also asked President Tinubu to ensure that the market is eliminated from lower products and develops a framework to guarantee quality control before implementing the policy, to avoid a counterproductive effect.