Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, a board member of
the Proudly Nigerian Campaign , has called on Nigerians to patronise
Made-in-Nigeria products and services.
Ohuabunwa, who spoke during the
presentation of the Certificate of Recognition to him for his
contribution to economy of the country said: “The truth is that Nigeria
is our country. If we want it to be good, we will make it good. If we
want it to be developed, we play a role to make it developed. If we want
it to be a peaceful country, everybody has a role to play from the
government to the people.
“The government should always take a
lead in the campaign for locally made goods, and then the people will
follow. We must have the ownership of our nation. One way to show that
ownership is to patronize what we make in our own country. We should be
people who eat Nigerian food, who wear the clothes, who use Nigerian
products: medicines, bags, shoes and furniture.
“Made-in-Nigeria products should be
patronized by our people because that is the only way to grow our
economy and create wealth. We need a lot of economic activities; we need
people to think Nigeria when it comes to making investment.
“Therefore, we must moderate our appetite for foreign goods and
services. Those countries developed by using their own services and
patronizing their own products. That is what we are saying in this
mission ‘Proudly Nigerian’. We must be proud of our products and we
encourage government to do whatever it takes to make every Nigerian
proud of belonging to his nation”.
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