…Globe Motors To Showcase Locally-Assembled Cooling Van At the Event
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite is expected to declare open the maiden edition of Nigeria Auto Industry Summit this week.
The Summit scheduled to hold on Thursday 27, at the Radisson Hotel, Ikeja, is organized by Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) in partnership with National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).
With the theme: ‘’Reviving Nigeria’s Economy through the Automotive Sector,’’ the event will have the Director-General, NADDC, Mr.Joseph Osannipin as the Chief Host.
The NADDC boss will be supported at the summit by members of the Nigeria Association of Automotive Manufacturers (NAMA) as well as leading stakeholders across Nigeria.
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi and officials from the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) are also expected to address the myriad of challenges facing auto importers and local assemblers, in order to boost stakeholders’ confidence in the clearing process.
Auto industry stakeholders that are attending and have already committed themselves to the event are: Coscharis Motors, Kia Nigeria, Stallion Motors, Toyota Nigeria, Westar Associates, Carloha Nigeria.
Others which have shown full commitment to the summit are: Globe Motors, Ineh-Mic Motors, Suzuki By CFAO, RT Briscoe, Honda Automobile Western Limited (HAWA)
The event continues to excite stakeholders with preparations reaching advanced stage, as Globe Motors gets ready to showcase its locally-assembled Cooling Van at the summit, which aims to proffer solutions to the challenges being faced by stakeholders.
Envisioned as an annual flagship event of the country’s automotive industry to rally all stakeholders together in addressing the challenges facing them, the auto industry summit will recommend practical solutions to the government through a communiqué at the end of the event; in order to fully explore the great potential in the automotive sector for national development.
Commenting on the importance of the summit for the development of the country’s automotive sector, Chairman, organizing committee of NAISU, Femi Owoeye, said, “Initiating this summit is vital, especially at this moment in history, when Nigeria is struggling to map its way out of the prevailing global economic despair. Being one of the drivers of the global economy, the automobile industry, if given the necessary impetus in Nigeria, is capable of transforming the country to an automotive manufacturing hub in Africa.
“To this end, Nigeria Auto Industry Summit shall annually produce significant information compost that would help the government to make it happen. That is why the maiden event is themed: Reviving Nigeria’s Economy through the Automotive Sector.”
On his part, Chairman of NAJA, Mike Ochonma, said, “Significantly, the summit shall bridge the information and communication gap between the nation’s auto industry stakeholders and relevant government agencies.
“Moreover, annually, the summit shall give a single and united voice for the auto industry leaders to set developmental agenda aimed at kick starting and driving relevant government policies towards a sustainable development of the automotive industry in Nigeria and ultimately position the country as a frontline beneficiary of the African Free Trade Agreement Area.”
