Fidellis Nwachukwu displayed his prototype excavator at the Abuja international motor fair. According to hum, he has no formal training in engineering or mechanics, and that it was in fact a vision from God that inspired him to make the excavator. He said:
Aside from being motivated by what he believes to be divine
inspiration, Nwachukwu exhibits a laudable motivation to use his work to help
his country.
“I have a lot to offer my country, my plan is to develop
this excavator. We all know that Nigeria is technologically
challenged, and we Nigerians and the government are ignorant about this. I have
a lot to offer my country, my plan is to develop this excavator.
“We all know that Nigeria is technologically
challenged, and we Nigerians and the government are ignorant about this.I have
a lot to offer my country, my plan is to develop this excavator. We all
know that Nigeria
is technologically challenged, and we Nigerians and the government are ignorant
about this.
“Technologies like this can bring about the improvement of
our economy, that’s why I am eager to let Nigerians and the world know that we
can develop our own technology.”
Sadly, not only has Nwachukwu faced difficulty in
finding enough capital to finance his excavator, he hasbeen accused of being a
terrorist!
“Getting in touch with the government and private investors
to support my work was difficult. At my first visit to the House of
Assembly to get my work viewed, I was accused of being a Boko Haram member and
sent away.”
Despite this, Nwachukwu is still optimistic about the future
of his project.
“The government is supposed to see my work, especially the
president, the president is like our father and I believe one day I would get
the support I need.”
Nwachukwu said that he spent ₦ 200,000 on the prototype
excavator and he needs ₦ 12,550,000 to buy the necessary equipment to launch
full production.
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