We’ve been in existence for 16 years – New ‘Fake Agency’ Boss

The National Coordinator and Executive Director of the Made-in-Nigeria Project Office, Buchi George Nwabueze, has revealed that the newly-identified fake body has been in existence for 16 years.

The Executive Director said this in a post that was shared on LinkedIn over the weekend following the scrutiny of the organisation.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had last week declared the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office operating in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) as fake.

Nwabueze wrote “How can you discover a 16 years program in 2026, it means you have been blind, we are committed to national development.”

He had before the latest post traced the origin of his outfit to a June 15, 2010 initiative, presenting a letter from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, dated July 19, 2010, as part of that history.

That letter, however, was addressed to a “Buchi George” of The Hats Centre in Owerri, Imo State, and concerned the endorsement of a project, titled: “Made In Naija” for an event in Ireland, rather than any Made-in-Nigeria brand development scheme.

His claim of 16 years of continuous operation also runs against a separate document he posted, an appointment letter from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation dated October 3, 2025, which formally conveyed his appointment as National Coordinator/Executive Director of the Made in Nigeria Project Office under a five-year tenure that began in July 2025.Nigerian election updates

Materials Nwabueze has circulated to promote the office described it as an initiative to “Drive Local Production Development” under an “Industrialise Nigeria” campaign.