Jerry Mallo, a 25-year-old
fabrication engineer and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bennie Technologies
LTD, has manufactured Nigeria’s first ‘carbon fibre’ sports car called ‘Bennie
Purrie’.
The car was launched on Thursday
at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
Speaking during the event, the
Plateau-born engineer disclosed that the sports car is the first of many more
innovative products he will be manufacturing.
He also appeared on ‘Driving
Local Innovation,’ a segment on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday,
where he explained that the love for luxury vehicles in Nigeria and Africa
informed his drive to manufacture such car.
“In Europe, we learnt that making
the car is just half of the challenge, and selling it is the other half; Africa
is usually is the target place to sell these vehicles, so I feel there’s a big
market for it here,” he said.
He added that the availability of
the resources for fabricating the car also facilitated such innovation.
Giving the specifications of the
car, he said fibre was used in producing the Bennie Purrie so as to enable it
withstand shocks in case of an accident.
He added that lack of shock
absorbers in aluminium made ones often account for deaths of people whenever a
crash occurs.
The car has since been drawing
commendations from several quarters, with many using it as a reference to push
for made in Nigeria products.
The Plateau state government, who
sponsored the unveiling of the innovation at Abuja, also took to his social
media handle to commend Mallo, with a picture of Governor Simon Lalong posing
inside the car.
“Plateau ingenuity and innovation
on the rise as Governor Lalong’s support for young entrepreneurs yield more
results. Gov. Lalong unveiled the BENNIE PURRIE, a sports car manufactured by
Jerry Mallo of Bennie Agro & Automobile Technology Ltd,” it wrote.
Plateau ingenuity and innovation on the rise as Governor Lalong's support for young entrepreneurs yield more results. Gov. Lalong unveiled the BENNIE PURRIE, a sports car manufactured by Jerry Mallo of Bennie Agro & Automobile Technology Ltd. pic.twitter.com/bLv7VB3IiV— Government of Plateau State (@PlStateGovt) November 28, 2019
Mallo also took to Twitter to
share a video clip of the car after it was unveiled.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayYesterday, we unveiled Bennie Purrie. This is just the beginning.#madeInNigeria#NigerianYouth#BennieAutomobile#madeInJos pic.twitter.com/YN154UPu3f— Jerry Mallo (@jerry_mallo) November 29, 2019
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