The minister “charged the staff and engineers of the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) to improve on their performances as the federal government plans to revamp and scale up the industry to a full production capacity in the production of military equipment and hardware.”
Matawalle, who made the assertion during his maiden visit to DICON facilities in Kaduna State, urged the staff of the agency to show more dedication to duty
“As the technical personnel of this promising industry, your professionalism and dedication to work are paramount in sustaining the vision and growth of this industry. We will ensure you get adequate funding to achieve this”, he said.
In his remarks, the Director-General of DICON, Major General AE Edet, thanked the minister for his words of encouragement and assured him of DICON’s unwavering commitment to its vision and objective for which it was set up.
As part of his maiden tour of the agency, the minister visited DICON’s special equipment factory, ballistic helmet production unit, and tailoring unit among others.
Meanwhile, the military high command said it was set to change its mode of operation to involve both kinetic and non-kinetic measures to tackle insecurity and terrorism across the country.
