Major-General Victor Ezugwu has taken over from Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Ogunkale as the Director General of Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON).
Speaking at the handing and taking over ceremony at DICON headquarters Kaduna State, the outgoing director general, Gen. Ogunkale, said he made series of personal sacrifices in his deliberate efforts to take DICON to an enviable height.
According to Gen. Ogunkale, when he assumed office as DICON DG, the level of efficiency of most of the machines at the Ordnance Factory were rated below 10 per cent which implied dim hope for resumption of production activities, it was gathered.
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Gen. Ogunkale said that with unwavering commitment with the management team, the efficiency level of the machines was raised to 90 percent bench mark.
In his own remark, Gen. Ezugwu said, “My tour of duty in DICON will be focusing majorly on local contents.
“I believe Nigeria has vast human and material resources which if well harnessed we can push our foreign partners or suppliers out of business in the country’s huge market.”
He expressed gratitude to the outgoing DG for the good leadership quality he had shown while he served and leaving DICON better than he met it.
