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BPE To Assist NCoS’s Interest In Public Private Partnership

 

By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), says it is willing to deploy expertise to assist the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in its efforts at developing  projects through Public Private Partnership (PPP).

The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh who stated this during a courtesy visit to the Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa at the NCoS Headquarters, Abuja, said some of these projects include Cattle ranching and dairy processing factories in three States – Sokoto, Kano and Imo; agricultural farms in many States of the Federation; industrial entities and the correctional centres’ land swapping projects.

He said “BPE with more than 30 years’ experience in the reform and optimization of Federal Government’s assets through different strategies including concession, coupled with the  additional responsibility  that has been assigned to us  in the PPP space through the Federal Government’s  policy Circular on the Administration of Concession in Nigeria, is ready to collaborate with the service actively by offering its technical expertise and experience  to ensure the successful execution and completion of the concession process for   the projects”.

Okoh, commended the commitment and efforts of the CG and his team towards repositioning the NCoS into a strong, reliable and transformative institution through some of the laudable initiatives and projects being implemented by his leadership.

According to him, feedback from the Bureau team’s interface with the NCoS on the level of professionalism, commitment  and desire of the NCoS’ PPP Unit towards ensuring that some of the potential projects of the service  across the different sectors of the economy, are developed and optimised by attracting private sector investment  through a robust and transparent PPP process, has been encouraging .

He noted that the recent opening of responses to the Request for Qualifications (RfQ) issued by the Service for some of its projects, is a testimony to NCoS’ readiness and commitment to unlock values and optimise the potentials of those assets.

The Comptroller General, Haliru Nababa, represented by the Deputy Comptroller General (DCG), Operations (Non-Custodial Duties), Mohammed A. Tukur, Commended the Bureau for its support and guide for the success of its PPP projects which include relocation/infrastructural development, agricultural development and industrial projects.

He recalled that the projects were dear to the NCoS as they would transform and strengthen institutions of the NCoS because of their potentials to unlock value of the Service and the Federal Government at large.

A statement signed by BPE’s Head, Public Communications, Ibeh, Uzoma Chidi, noted the CG solicited the cooperation of the Bureau in other areas that would add value to Service as the “mandate of BPE cuts across all agencies in the country”.

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