The Federal Government has reaffirmed its dedication to supporting the expansion of Nigeria’s electrical car (EV) trade by way of insurance policies that prioritise native content material, innovation, expertise switch and industrial improvement.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Udeh, said this on the inaugural assembly of the Electric Vehicle Assemblers and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (EVAMAN) in Abuja.
Represented by Mr. Ibiam Oguejiofor, National Coordinator of the Strategy Implementation Task Office for Presidential Executive Order No. 5, Udeh mentioned the federal government was working to make sure that Nigerian experience, supplies and enterprises occupy a central place within the nation’s industrial future.
He famous that Presidential Executive Order No. 5 stays a significant coverage framework aimed toward selling indigenous capability and native participation in science, engineering and technology-related initiatives.
According to him, the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology is collaborating with related Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to institutionalise native content material throughout strategic sectors, together with clear transportation, renewable power, superior manufacturing and digital innovation.
“Our objective is clear and unwavering: Nigerian talent, Nigerian resources, Nigerian technology and Nigerian enterprises must occupy a central place in the country’s industrial future,” he mentioned.
Udeh added that the ministry was ready to assist EVAMAN by way of coverage coordination, analysis collaboration, innovation assist programmes and strategic partnerships to speed up industrial progress within the EV sector.
Speaking on the occasion, President of EVAMAN, Mr. Mustapha Audu, described the inauguration as a significant transition for the affiliation from a caretaker administration to an elected management construction.
Audu mentioned that inside two years, the affiliation had secured authorized recognition by way of registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and constructed partnerships with authorities establishments and trade stakeholders.
He defined that EVAMAN had expanded its membership base to incorporate producers, assemblers, charging infrastructure suppliers, renewable power specialists, researchers and traders inside the electrical mobility ecosystem.
“Nigeria has enormous potential to become a major player in Africa’s electric mobility revolution,” Audu mentioned.
“With our large market, skilled manpower and growing technological capacity, we can position ourselves as a hub for electric vehicle manufacturing and clean transportation solutions in Africa,” he added.
Also talking, the Director-General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Ms. Zahrah Audu, mentioned the Federal Government remained dedicated to constructing a contemporary, innovation-driven economic system beneath President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
She famous that electrical mobility presents alternatives for industrial progress, environmental sustainability, renewable power integration and youth empowerment.
According to her, PEBEC would proceed to assist reforms aimed toward enhancing the convenience of doing enterprise and creating an enabling setting for funding in transformative industries.
“The electric vehicle ecosystem has the potential to stimulate growth across several sectors, including manufacturing, renewable energy, logistics, infrastructure technology and skills development,” she mentioned.
In her presentation, Ms. Gift Agboro, Operations and Strategy Consultant at Leke Services, recognized entry to finance, insufficient charging infrastructure, lack of requirements and poor trade information as a number of the main challenges affecting Nigeria’s EV ecosystem.
Agboro pressured the necessity for decrease lending charges, improved coordination and stronger collaboration amongst stakeholders to drive the expansion of the trade.
She mentioned a unified trade voice by way of EVAMAN would assist handle coverage gaps, enhance transparency and assist the event of sustainable infrastructure for the sector.
On his half, President of Oando Clean Energy, Mr. Ademola Ogunbanjo, represented by Mr. Adeyemi Adebajo, Senior Vice President, Technology and Innovation, mentioned the corporate was supporting clear mobility by way of investments in electrical buses and sustainable energy options.
Adebajo mentioned the corporate had deployed electrical buses as a part of efforts to advertise cleaner transportation and encourage public confidence in electrical mobility.
He added that renewable power sources corresponding to solar energy remained vital to attaining sustainable transportation techniques within the nation.
The assembly additionally produced a brand new management for EVAMAN, with Mustapha Audu elected as President.
Other executives elected embrace Al Amin Ibrahim as Vice President, Chinedu Ochinanwata as Secretary General, Ademola Ogunbanjo as Assistant Secretary General and Adeyemi Olukayode Kalejaiye as Treasurer.
Others are Maxx EV as Assistant Treasurer, Celyena Okiyi as Legal Adviser, Ikenna Ayu as Head of Public Affairs, Chinedu Ekeh as Head of Research and Innovation and Edward Ihejirika as Government Liaison and Policy.
Michael Olugbode
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