Godwin Emefiele Pushes for Local Production of Military Uniforms

As published by ‘Vanguard’, Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of CBN, is pushing to boost local production of military uniforms. That endeavor has recently received a boost as the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, and Sur Corporate Wear Nig. Ltd entered into a joint venture Public-Private Partnership, PPP, for the production of all military uniforms in the country.

Emefiele had initiated off-taker deals between local textile firms and the military, with a view to halting the huge foreign exchange spent on the importation of military and paramilitary uniforms. The DICON-Sur collaboration, which would span a concession period of 20 years, would be responsible for producing uniforms for the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, and paramilitary organizations.