Full text of statement by the Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association(NAMA) in reaction to N3.9b Senate vehicle imports during a press briefing held at the Golden Tulip, Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday 28th April 2016. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]uccessive governments in Nigeria have been battling to move our economy forward, employing different strategies and ploys to energize our docile…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA) has described the procurement of wholly imported SUVs instead of comparable locally assembled brands by the nation’s Upper Legislative Chamber as despicable and catastrophic to about 4000 jobs and roughly 50 ancillary industries currently engaged by the home-grown Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). NAMA made these reservations at a media…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]enate Committee on Import waivers, Concessions and Grants, led by the chairman, Senator Muhammad Aliero, at the weekend, visited Lagos-based, state-of-the-art, Kia Assembly Plant for an oversight inspection.
