The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) have agreed to establish a structured partnership.
According to a statement by BPP’s Assistant Chief Information Officer, Ngozi Anyaelezu, in Abuja on Friday, this is to fully operationalise the Federal Government’s ‘Nigeria First’ policy in the defence and security sectors.
Anyaelezu said the partnership was aimed at boosting domestic defence investments, strengthening local military manufacturing and promoting national self-reliance.
She said the partnership was the focus of a courtesy visit by the Director-General (D-G) of DICON, Maj.-Gen. Babatunde Alaya, to the D-G, BPP, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Adedokun has commended the DICON leadership for taking proactive steps to engage the BPP on procurement regulatory mechanisms.
