The trio of Anambra State Government, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) and the Federal Polytechnic Oko on monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in which the students and teachers of the technical colleges around the state will begin learning the intricacies of designing automobile bodies and other elements of automobile engineering.

In the partnership which will last for 10 years, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company will offer its auto production line for the benefit of the study, while their crop of auto engineers, designers and technicians will devote time in teaching and mentoring the engineering students. Also under the partnership, lecturers from the Federal Polytechnic, Oko will support the Innoson group with their own expertise and theoretical applications. The presence of these lecturers will heighten the academic and conceptual content of the programme and ensure a balanced and wholesome experience. Governor Willie Obiano revealed this in the IVM plant while signing the MOU. He also said that in the first phase of the Bridge Project, 493 students drawn from the 11 technical colleges in Anambra state will participate in the pilot programme. If successful then Anambra may well be on its way to become the first in the country to own a completely indigenous automobile manufacturing and assembly plant.

"Our objective here today is to expand the vision of one man so that it becomes the vision of a people. We have resolved to avoid the mistakes of the past when we lacked the foresight to harness the gifts and talents of today for the progress and prosperity of tomorrow. Ladies and gentlemen, the partnership we are cementing today is an important step in exploiting INDUSTRIALIZATION, which is one of the Four Pillars of my administration’s economic blueprint. The other three are Agriculture, Trade & Commerce and Oil & Gas" the Governor stated. You will recall that the world bank under the State Education Programme Investment Project (SEPIP) committed the sum of $2.1m. In another developement, the state government has signed a $150m agreement with UDIPPCO for the construction of an 80 megawatts of electricity to feed the growing industrial city of Nnewi.
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This is what I always wanted; program that will enable student to learn the process of designing automobiles. This will go along way in strengthening the automobile industry in Nnewi and also create more jobs for our youths. Obiano is thinking.

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That is a welcome development, if Govt will fully support it