The much awaited Nigerian made cars first ever was unveil and driven by President Jonathan.This piece of information was made public on Thursday, 29 May, 2014,
by Reno Omokri, the Special Assistant to President Jonathan on New
Media.
Mr Omokri went on his official twitter page and shared a picture of
the president sitting on the driver’s side of a Nissan Sport Utility
Vehicle, SUV.
It could be recalled that on 15 May, 2014, the Federal Government
announced plans for massive production of locally manufactured vehicles
in Nigeria from June.
The announcement was made during a visit of a delegation from
Automobile Peugeot, France led by its Vice President, Mr Yves Moulin, at
the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Samuel
Ortom said at the occasion that as the new auto policy was adopted, the
Federal Government had received a lot of interest from vehicle
manufacturers.
He added: “As we commence assembly operations in Nigeria as a result
of the new policy. We are hoping that our first assembly cars will come
out from our plants by June this year.
“There is a huge potential in Nigeria; you have a very young
population, talented and educated people. With this and with the good
regulation to build the local industry, and with a clear vision, we will
be able to add value, create employment and attract suppliers.
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