President Buhari commissions first quality assurance center in Ogun
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, commissioned the first African Quality Assurance Centre in Sagamu, Ogun State, with assurance to implement the Nigerian Quality Infrastructure Policy aimed at ensuring acceptability of Nigerian products in the global market.
President Buhari who spoke at the occasion noted that the Centre would help in job creation, address unemployment and put Nigeria’s industrialization on sound footing.
“It will improve domestic consumption as our priority is to protect the lives and wellbeing of our people by ensuring the quality of what they consume. This is in line with the Federal Government policy of growing what we eat and eat what we grow.
“Quality assurance places us on the right footing as we continue to drive Nigeria’s industrialization”he added.
In his remarks, the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, said the opening of African Quality Assurance Centre is a significant representation of government commitment to diversify the nation’s economy from the over reliance on crude oil.
The President, African Export and Import Bank (AFRIXEMBANK), Prof. Benedict Oramah, contended that standard and poor infrastructure have been a constraint of African export, stressing that the aim of the Bank is to facilitate the standard of African export through the establishment of quality assurance centres across the continent of Africa.
While noting that the centre was equipped with cutting edge technology, Oramah, said the centre would raise the bar by testing member countries export products and ensure they meet acceptable standard thus improve the continent competiveness in the global market.
