In a series of tweets shared by the Presidential Spokesman, Reuben Abati (@abati1990), President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice-President, Nnamdi Sambo were presented with the key of one of the Made-in-Nigeria cars, which they test run as confirmed by the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Reno Omokri (@renoomokri).
Abati noted that it is part of the transformation agenda of the president and a plus to Nigeria's automobile industry.
The president also presented a publication on the Transformation Agenda, 2013-2014 at the ICC, Abuja.
He also said the cars are available for sale at affordable prices and ready for export.
Other dignitaries at the event include former VP, Dr. Alex Ekwueme; serial entrepreneur, Ashish J. Thakkar, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Oladipo Diya and CJN Maryam Mukhtar among others. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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There is a difference between "made in Nigeria" and 'assembled in Nigeria". What is the difference between this and the peugeot assembly plant in Kaduna?
ReplyDeleteDon't mind dem, dey went to sch but lack understanding hahahah. D word made in nigeria simple means from A-Z of the iinvention both raw materials, processing down to finished goods must be from nigeria
DeleteYou are right bro...they got it twisted
DeleteThe 11.51 pm comment is from a saddist. Auto parts are produced by various manufacturers only to be assembled by the automaker. The efforts of the govt to start from somewhere should be appreciated by those who are not too blind to see. Meanwhile where is Lie Mohammed and his lie makers?
ReplyDeleteWhat concerns Lai Muhammed here, anarchist you are. Whether you like it or not, that car is not 'made in Nigeria', but 'assembled in Nigeria'. Yes, we should start from somewhere, but should not claim to have "made" a car.
DeleteWat has not saturated d local market is ready for export, was it made for d international markets or local?. GEJ stop compounding our problems if u don't have a solution.
ReplyDeleteMy brother I aggree with you. To me the Made in Nigeria car is INNOSON cars ( SUV,BUSESand SEDAN) its unfortunate that this indeginous company was not celebrated as this. We don't celebrate our own that why MTN was given more growth impetous than Globacom. Its a shame really.
ReplyDeleteInnoson cars was celebrated. It was on TV and the dailies.
DeleteWhen and where?, as we claimed that we are celebrating "democracy day", why cant "we" celebrate it by display real made in Nigeria product? So next time
Deletesigns of good things to come. Please produce in large numbers and make the price affordable for all categories of Nigerians. God bless Nigeria
ReplyDeleteBros the difference is that this one is a make-beleive product. The more you look the less you see. NONSENSE!!
ReplyDeleteWell kudos to the the president and the Nigeria Automobile company,is a sign of God things that is abut to happen in d nearest future. I really commend them all but dey shld try to manufacture the car parts in Nigeria as well instead of assembling it alone.GEJ shld make it readily available to Nigerians first bfor exporting it.Pls we need more of these things in d nation.God bless Nigeria.One Nation.
ReplyDeleteAnon.6:36a.m please tell me the concern of lai mohammed on this issue.please
ReplyDeleteI really do not know when Nig will remove sentiment and be objective .ignorance is a disease. who said cars are done in one place.different company make different parts but the concept is of the manufacturer.many car trade names are make in America with American specification but the real owners are of another nation.It is a great feet that after many years a of colapse Nig can boast of cars bearing made in Nigeria .is it not great.what is this blind hatred for , even Lucifer hated God but often acknowladge that God is Good and just.This is a man who did not abandon his childhood wife to marry a glamour girl but feels proud to associate with her despite her deficiencies,this is a man who acknowledge that only Gid made him and not his effort.this is a man that is morally sound and no news of indian apple girls.This is a man that is plane and of good temperament and refuse to use power abitrarily.Most of those who insult him should have done that to OBJ and see where they would have landed if you doubt ask Orji uzo Kalu and Ibori and Tinubu.but small boys insult the president any how and feels no remorse. This is the 1st Nig President with a PHD and what he is doing is showing that He is more intelligent than His critics.Let us for once acknolegde goood when we see it .I am not favoured by his govt but that does not mean he is no trying and I know that with the pace of things .every Nig will soon feel good and will have no reason to run abroad.The devil you know is better than the Angel you did not see .if you hate good .you will not see it in your life time.posetive criticism with acurate information and not this exibit of village mentality is what will help us
ReplyDeleteMy broda I get your point but our leaders are too corrupt for your understanding. It doesn't take FG to gather 5 years back graduates with distinction across universities in Nigeria to put their heads together in making the first car from a raw material level down to a finished product level but the selfishness and greediness that its deeply in the DNA of our leaders will never let them do such simple bcos of the peanut needed to accomplish this project nor the attractive percentage cut signed, sealed, stamped and approved btw our leaders and the foreigners invited to make this car will never allow them to gather nigerian graduates for the quest/project. America started from somewhere and look at where they are today, they have "FORD". When you look at the first invention of FORD, u'll laugh and roll on the floor but when you look at it now OMG will come out of your mouth. I have a mechanical engineer in obalende(lagos) who made a car all by himself, the car like I said is very funny but he drives it around town as if its a hummer trying to advertise himself. If our government was good, that guy would have put his head down to improve on his invention.
DeleteDem know dey quote price? affordable affordable and more affordable haaa niger!!! at least give a rang of prices let know how this affordability is. I tire o
ReplyDeleteWhether Innoson or any other manufacturer efforts should be made to encourage both assembled or 100 percent made in Nigeria cars. This way we can build the industry.
ReplyDeleteNissan is a Japanese car which is assembled in different parts of the world including the United States. Jeep Cherokee opened an assembly plant in China two years or so ago but that does not make Jeep Cherokee a Chinese car. For those who care to know, there is a difference between "made in Nigeria" AND "assembled in Nigeria". Assembling a car in your country does not give you ownership of that car, as is the case with this Nissan which remains Japanese. It is cheaper to assemble Nissan in Nigeria than in Japan because of labor costs for the work force.
ReplyDeletewhat of Peugeot?
ReplyDeletei tire 4 nija. they destroyed Peugeot and now nissan. a country without vision but only corruption.
God deliver this nation out of the hand of our wicked leaders.
This is amazing information that you shared with us specially who want their cars maintained.
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