As part of efforts to make Nigeria the preferred foreign investment
destination in Africa, the Federal Government has disclosed that it is
working hard to make sure the country’s 9 industrial cities begin to
have 24- hour power supply from 2013.

Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga disclosed this on
Thursday at the launch of Products and Services Listing and Monitoring
Programme (ProServe) organised by the Consumer Protection Council
(CPC) in Abuja.

Following the charge by President Goodluck Jonathan that all ministers
must also sign Performance Contracts with permanent secretaries and
heads of parastatals under them, Aganga revealed that he would start
by signing performance contracts with Directors- General of Standard
Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and Consumer Protection Council (CPC),
Joseph Odumodu and Mrs Ify Umenyi respectively.

According to Aganga, he would give the two officials till 2013 to
reduce the presence of substandard products in the market to at most
15 percent.

Aganga said that the move was in line with his resolve to implement
the noble policies of the Federal Government in his ministry.

The policies, he said, were aimed at making Nigeria the preferred
investment destination in Africa.

He noted that the Federal Government had identified the key challenges
troubling the investment climate, adding that Minister of Power, Prof
Barth Nnaji had promised the Federal Executive Council (FEC) that
uninterrupted power would be restored to the 9 industrial cities by
2013.

“The Minister of Power while signing the Performance Contract with the
President has promised to restore uninterrupted power supply to the 9
industrial cities by next year,” he said.

Reiterating government’s plea to Nigerians to patronize made in
Nigeria products in order to grow the local industries and create jobs
locally, Aganga pledged government’s determination to revive the
petrochemical and mining industries.
Nigerian consumers, he said, had the right to consume quality products
which they purchase with their money, charging SON and CPC to not only
back but also bite and wipe out fake products from the market.

Speaking earlier, CPC boss, Mrs Umenyi said Proserve “is designed to
introduce a listing regime that would require all genuine
manufacturers and certified service providers in all sectors of the
Nigerian economy to enlist their products and services for proper
monitoring by the Council.”

According to her, Proserve is also intended to be used as a strong
instrument towards ensuring the certification of all products and
services by the national standards body and sector specific
regulators.

جيمس بوند: Well that's one thing this administration is known for..
Yarning dust.

taharqa: I have COMPLETE faith in this....the action plans are already in place, and the signs are already there

He noted that the Federal Government had identified the key challenges
troubling the investment climate, adding that Minister of Power, Prof
Barth Nnaji had promised the Federal Executive Council (FEC) that
uninterrupted power would be restored to the 9 industrial cities by
2013.

“The Minister of Power while signing the Performance Contract with the
President has promised to restore uninterrupted power supply to the 9
industrial cities by next year,” he said.

Toheeb31: All na wash

kayo12:

wonders what the signs are, perhaps in some people's accts or imaginations. Progress comes upon sincere acknowledgement of shortfalls, not talking for every occassion

OkwaIfugo: please is Anambra State among the 9 cities?