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The Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Dr. Jelani Aliyu, is expected to throw lights on the state of the Nigerian auto industry at this year’s Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Award holding on December 13, 2018 at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
Also, according to the event’s organizing committee, in a statement released on Friday, the Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboyemi Oyeyemi, is scheduled to provide background information and statistics on the activities of the FRSC in maintaining sanity on Nigerian roads.
“Both NADDC boss and FRSC Corps are scheduled to give keynote addresses at the event,” NAJA Award’s Organising Committee Chairman, Mr. Moses Ebosele revealed, adding, “the event, shall feature recognition and reward of excellence in the Nigerian auto industry in the last one year, as well as provide avenue for critical stakeholders in the sector to rub minds on the way forward.
Also giving an insight into what to expect at the event, NAJA’s Chairman, Mike Ochonma, said this year’s edition will showcase the best in the Nigerian Automotive Industry.
“Over the years,” he recalled, the NAJA Award has been recognized as the authentic bastion when it comes to recognizing the best players in the Nigerian automotive industry,” adding, “I can assure you, the 2018 edition will not be less as our professionals are already compiling votes in all categories of the Awards.”
The Nigeria Auto Journalists Award is the local version of the traditional global automotive industry award conducted by motoring journalists in different countries and regional markets of the world to recognise the achievements of industry operators in different categories and across segments and vehicle categories.
Car-of-The-Year (COTY), which is the high point of the event, is a very competitive segment designed to honour outstanding automobile model of the year under review.
Other categories of awards are Luxury Car of the Year, Heavy Duty Truck of The Year, Auto Plant of the Year, CEO Of The Year, Auto Personality Of The Year and CSR Company Of The Year, Pick-up of the Year, Showroom of the Year and many others.
