Melaye jabs Oshiomhole over ‘imported wife’

Senator Dino Melaye on Wednesday reduced the business of the Senate to trivialities, when he begged fellow Senators to patronize made in Nigeria girls, during the debate on the motion on the need to patronize made in Nigeria goods.

Melaye, (APC, Kogi West) had while contributing to the motion sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South) said the campaign should not be limited to goods alone but girls should be included.

Melaye’s comical contribution elicited general laughter from other Senators.

Melaye said: “With due apology to my Comrade Governor of Edo state, we must start to campaign for made in Nigeria girls. It is time for my colleagues to start patronising made in Nigeria women”.

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Sensing the denigrating level the controversial Senator was taking the debate, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, cut in, telling him the motion was clear enough.

The sponsor of the motion, Senator Abaribe said until Nigeria adopt a ‘pro-made in Nigeria ‘ procurement policy, made in Nigeria would continue to lag behind both in competition and acceptability.

“Economic indicators have confirmed that unless we produce what we consume, the Nigerian economy will be worse off for it,” he said.

While adopting the motion, the Senate called on the Federal Government to initiate and implement the first option policy on purchase of locally manufactured products for any government procurement in all arms of government and every public funded organization.

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