The Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA) urged the federal and state governments to support local assembly plants through a strict policy of procuring their requirements from them.

Reacting to media reports that the Senate is about to buy various brands of imported (fully built) vehicles from importers, the management of NAMA made a fervent appeal to the federal government pleading for support to be able to sustain their operations under most challenging market conditions.

According to NAMA, thousands of jobs are at stake at these assembly plants that have been commissioned by faithful investors over the past two years with large investments in plant and machinery, equipment and training on technical skills.

NAMA recalls that in September, the Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Aminu Jalal, gave his assurancethatPresident Muhammed Buhari-led admministration has reiterated its resolve to pursue the new automotive policy.

Jalal said that the president had repeatedly emphasised the Federal Government determination to diversify the economy through promotion, support and protection of the industrial sector. He underlined that the automotive sub-sector with sufficient capacity for mass employment was one of the major areas where the country had great potentials.
Jalal stated that the Federal Government was committed to the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria automobiles. To this end, he said that all federal ministries, departments and agencies were mandated to source their vehicle procurements from local assembly plants.

The local assemblers have invested extensively into assembly plants for multinational brands including Nissan, Hyundai, Kia and Peugeot amongst others.
Reports indicate that the management of the National Assembly has invited bids from contractors interested in supplying the vehicles. But it seems that the brands considered are not being assembled in Nigeria, but are those that are being imported into the country as fully built units with no local value addition.

Industry sources lament that more economical and efficient models like the 4X4 vehicles of Hyundai, Kia,Innoson, Nissan, Ford and others are being assembled in Nigeria, awaiting government patronage for their sustenance.

NAMA has asked for the National Assembly and the FG to play an exemplary role in their procurement policies so that the country could follow and establish a self-sufficient automotive eco system.

Source: [url=leadership.ng/news/483343/nama-wants-fg-nass-patronise-nigeria-made-vehicles]Leadership[/url]

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They should make it durable and affordable.

If dey gon hear!

Do our politicians think? Do they have to be reminded that relying on imported cars don't create any job opportunities? They're more concerned about themselves.

Story for the gods as far as this guy's are concerned because it's traceable the contract also won't be big