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Friends of Police Wishes Patron Success After Retirement From Civil Service

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3 years ago

August 12, 2022

By David Christopher, Lafia

The National Chairman of the Association of Friends of Police Mr. Ibrahim Babayo has described the successful retirement of their patron Dr. Samson Adewole Adegoke after retirement as a civil servant and a Director of finance and accounts at federal medical centre (FMC,) keffii after a meritorious 35 years of service as worthy to thank God and be celebrated.

**L-R Dr. Samson Adewole Adegoke and The National Chairman Friends Of Police Mr. Ibrahim Babayo During the courtesy visit**

Mr. Babayo who made the commendation during a curtsey visit of principal officers of friends of Police and other stakeholders to Dr. Adegoke in Keffi Local government area of Nasarawa State recently, stated that the retiree has truly touched the lives of the less privileged across board.

” Dr. Samson Adewole Adegoke according to available reports which we can also attest to is that he singlehandedly established Outsource Contractors FMC Keffi and also touched the lives of the downtrodden in the society among others.

“He retired meritoriously and for some of us that have been with him,his retirement has increased his strength to serve Nigeria and beyond positively” he stressed.

Also in their separate encomiums to the retiree during the visit CSP Zakari Musa the DPO of Uke in Karu local government area of Nasarawa State and the pastor of First Baptist Church, Keffi Rev. Dr. Babatunde Taiwo prayed for Dr. Adegoke to succeed in his future endeavors,.

They urged him to mentain the sustainability of the associations and families he has built over the years.

In his response Dr. Samson Adewole Adegoke who was amongst the pioneer Staff of Federal Medical Center, Keffi and rose to the position of Director of Accounts and Supply where he served for eight years and subsequently retained in the same capacity for another four years on contract basis, thanked God for sustaining him in all ramifications up to his successful retirement.

” We thank Almight God for everything and may his name be glorified. Most of the things that have been said about me were just been said and it is to the glory of God because I don’t really know how so many of those things were achieved.

“Whatever I achieved during my 12 years tenure as the Director of Account and Supply of FMC, Keffi has been through collective efforts of both the management and staff of the center as well as you the stakeholders of the center. By God’s grace this relationship will keep on going, infact,it will even wax stronger” he stressed.

At the end of the visit however, a proposal titled “EDUCATION CONSULTANCY” was presented to the host for his advice and further directives

Highlights of the visit included presentation of a letter of commendation to the retiree, exchanged of pleasantry and group photos.

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Senator Ndubueze’s Local Automotive Patronage Bill Passes Second Reading in National Assembly

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May 16, 2025

The Gleamer

By Jim Isilebo

On Thursday 15th May 2025,a Bill seeking to compel Ministries, Departments,and Agencies (MDAs) of governments in Nigeria at all levels to patronize locally manufactured vehicles,passed the second reading at the Nigerian Senate.

The Bill titled *”Local Automative Patronage Bill-2025″*, which is sponsored by distinguished Senator Patrick Ndubueze(FNSE) representing Imo North and introduced in October 2024 passed it’s 2nd reading at no less auspicious time as the period President Tinubu is rolling out his all-important and widely acclaimed “Renewed Hope Nigeria First Policy” to be soon backed by an Executive Order of the Presidency.

The Order will mandate all ministries, departments and agencies to give absolute priority to Nigerian goods, services and know-how when spending public funds.

During the plenary,senator Ndubueze in his lead debate reinforced the President’s thinking by stating inter alia,”…it is important that goods and services are produced locally,as it’s ripple effect is a reduction in import and a rise in export,with regards to the nation’s balance of trade”.

The Senator who have never hidden his aversion to the nation’s several years of poor support to local production capacities,stridently called on his colleagues in the National Assembly to buy into this laudable initiatives as captured in the Bill.He went further to state that the country has failed to institutionalize the use of indigenous brands as is the case in countries like China,India and Malaysia that have since banned the importation of cars as a national policy, for the purpose of growing domestic industries.

He reminded his colleagues that “today those countries have perfected their local processes and we are presently importing their products,some of which cannot compete with our locally manufactured vehicles”.

Ndubueze also revealed that over the years 54 Automative manufacturing licenses have been issued by the Nigerian government, noting that only 6 companies remain operational largely due to dearth in foreign exchange and poor infrastructure.

The Senator sadly regrets the fact that many automobile firms have moved to neighboring countries like Ghana where they are establishing plants whose production is targeted at Africa’s largest automobile market Nigeria.

Senator Ndubueze continued his painful lamentation with the following posers.;”How do we stem the free fall of the naira if we cannot address our appetite for foreign goods?”.

“How do we support the development of indigenous brands if the biggest spender(government),year on year, refuses to buy made-in-Nigeria goods?”.

He went on to make a proposal of a minimum of 75 percent of vehicles in the first instance, procured by public officers and civil servants to be locally manufactured(not just assembled), as it is the first serious step to saving our economy, protecting our currency,and creating jobs for our daily growing statistics of the employed.

A clearly passionate Ndubueze continued with a salient recommendation that only firms with at least 70% Nigerian workforce,75% local research and development(R&D) budget,and technology such as robotics painting machines and electrophoresis systems should qualify as local manufacturers.

The Bill which has already gained substantial traction amongst other senators including the day’s presiding officer, the Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Chief Whip Mohammad Monguno, whom in their respective complimentary contributions to the debate made very favourable supporting comments later referred it to the Senate Committee on Public Procurement for further legislative scrutiny, and feedback expected within the next four weeks.

Reacting to the event of the day right after the plenary,a former honorable member of the House of Representatives Hon Chidi Nwogu commended Senator Ndubueze for his unwavering diligence in pursuing the actualization of this crucial Bill,and moreso his praiseworthy presentation during the lead debate.

He went further to correlate the main meat of the debate with the position and recent announcement of the Minister of state of Industry Senator John Enoh, that Nigerian the President’s “Nigerian First Policy” is geared towards injection of well over N3 Trillion into the national economy(of which the local automobile industry will be a major contributor),as it aims to patronizing local content and indigenous enterprises, which will eventually strengthen domestic production and reduce import dependency.

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