MDAs risk prosecution for buying foreign vehicles without approval —BPP

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has warned that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) could risk prosecution for purchasing vehicles from suppliers that have not complied with the Federal Government’s local automotive assembly policy.
The warning came at a joint press conference by the BPP and the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in Abuja, on Friday, on the implementation of the Nigeria First Policy, aimed at boosting domestic vehicle assembly, creating jobs and conserving foreign exchange.
BPP Director-General, Dr. Adebowale Adesanya, said the bureau would not issue a no-objection certificate for vehicle purchases involvi...