Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A.Okoh says the Bureau is willing to deploy it expertise to assist theNigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in its efforts to develop some\u00a0 \u00a0 projects through\u00a0 Public Private Partnership (PPP).<\/p>\n
These are: Cattle ranching and dairy processing factories in threeStates – Sokoto, Kano and Imo; agricultural farms in many States of theFederation; industrial entities and the correctional centres\u2019 landswapping projects.<\/p>\n
The Director General stated this during a courtesy visit to theComptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),Haliru Nababa at the NCoS Headquarters, Abuja, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.<\/p>\n
Okoh said: \u201cBPE with more than 30 years\u2019 experience in the reform and optimization of Federal Government\u2019s assets through different strategies including concession, coupled with the\u00a0 additional responsibility\u00a0 that has been assigned to us\u00a0 in the PPP space through the Federal Government\u2019s\u00a0 policy Circular on the Administration of Concession in Nigeria, is ready to collaborate with the service actively by\u00a0 \u00a0offering its technical expertise and experience\u00a0 to ensure the successful execution and completion of the concession process for\u00a0 \u00a0the projects\u201d.<\/p>\n
He commended the commitment and efforts of the CG and his team towardsrepositioning the NCoS into a strong, reliable and transformative institution through some of the laudable initiatives and projects being implemented by his leadership.<\/p>\n
According to him, the feedback from the Bureau team\u2019s interfacing withthe NCoS on the level of professionalism, commitment\u00a0 and desire of the
\nNCoS\u2019 PPP Unit towards ensuring that some of thepotential\u00a0 projects of the service\u00a0 across the different sectors of the economy, are developed
\nand optimised by attracting private sector investment\u00a0 through a robust and transparent PPP process, have been encouraging .<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In his response, 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.<\/p>\n
He recalled that the projects were dear to the NCoS as they would transform and strengthen the institutions of the NCoS because of their potentials to unlock value of the Service and the Federal Government at large.<\/p>\n
The CG solicited the cooperation of the Bureau in other areas that would add value to Service as the \u201cmandate of BPE cuts across all agencies in
\nthe country\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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