17TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR FAIR EVENT PHOTOS

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Abuja International Motor Fair

Eagle Square     |    Abuja, Nigeria    |    28 Oct-05 Nov 2015    

Abuja International Motor Fair is a 9 day event being held from 28th October to the 5th November 2015 at the Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria. This event showcases products
like ; Nigeria is at a vantage position to sustain a viable automotive sector. Nigeria’s potential vehicle market is over a million annually with increasing capacity for more. Forecasts have it that the Nigerian market will soon become the major hub of automotive business in Africa and therefore a market any serious investor cannot ignore etc. in the Automotive industry.

Lagos Motor Show & Auto Parts Expo

Federal Palace Hotel     |    Lagos, Nigeria    |    03-06 May 2015    

Lagos Motor Show & Auto Parts Expo is a 4 day event being held from 3rd May to the 6th May 2015 at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. This event showcases products like commercial vehicles, commercial light vehicles, , passenger cars, vehicle components, to that of automotive spare parts associated with this field etc. in the Automotive, Hand, Machine & Garden Tools, Plant, Machinery & Equipment industries.

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Adopting Innoson as Nigeria’s auto brand

ALL over the world countries are usually identified or associated with brand names of the products they manufacture. This practice has been long established in most industrialised countries, and many examples abound.

For instance, Germany is synonymous with Mercedes, Volkswagen BMW and other hardware like Caterpillar. United States of America is notable as the manufacturer of Ford, Chevrolet and airplanes (Boeing). United Kingdom is known with Rolls Royce. Sweden has Volvo as its brand, while Peugeot is the brand associated with France. Apart from automobiles, there are numerous articles of trade or products that are promoted as  brands for different countries.

It is worthy of note that these brands are not essentially official products of the various countries, but the mere fact that they are manufactured in those countries automatically the state provides all the necessary support for the product to thrive within and outside the country. In fact, as part of their strategic economic policy, commercial attaches of various countries in foreign embassies are mandated to use their paraphnelia of office to promote products manufactured in their home countries.

Therefore, in the spirit of the “change” agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, there is the need for the incoming ministers, mostly in trade and investment, industry and foreign affairs to design a co-ordinated blueprint that will enable their various ministries promote indigenous brands like INNOSON vehicles abroad. To do this, it is important that all necessary incentives are provided for the company to grow to international brands like Ford, Mercedes, Volvo and Peugeot. We must realise that INNOSON has made Nigeria proud as the first indigenous automobile manufacturer which vehicles are being exported abroad presently. As a nation, we can indeed utilise the INNOSON brand of vehicles to dominate the West African sub region and this comes with other multiplier effects.

There is no gain saying that trade has become a tool in diplomacy. This is even a historical fact if we remember the roles UAC and other multi-national companies played in the years before and after independence. It can therefore be said that the benefits derivable from such partnership between state and her indigenous companies like INNOSON are innumerable. While the company will repatriate foreign exchange to the country from its sales abroad, the image of the country will also be boosted as other countries will easily give credit to the country were the products originated from. Also, government and the people will reap from the numerous job opportunities that will result from the productive activities of INNOSON.

The need to urgently set machinery in motion towards realising this objective of adopting INNOSON as Nigeria’s official auto brand cannot be over emphasised. With our dwindling oil fortunes and the federal government avowed commitment towards the diversification of the nation’s economy, one sector that ought to be supported fully, apart from mining and agriculture is the automotive industry. Apart from the direct jobs this sector is capable of creating for our teeming youths, the multiplier effects such as the supply of spare parts, rubber, plastics and other ancillary industries will greatly impact on the nation’s economy positively.

Additionally, by kick starting and giving full support to companies like INNOSON, Nigeria will position herself as an industrial hub in West Africa, and the entire African continent as a whole. It is possible and all that is required is a strong political will to achieve it.

There is no doubt that our over reliance on oil as the major source of revenue has retarded out progress, and put the nation’s economy at risk, especially in the light of current global oil glut. The good news however, is that as a nation we have companies like INNOSON that have over the years invested billions of dollars in the nation despite obvious challenges such as in epileptic power supply and lack of adequate infrastructure.

This approach goes to show that such investors have abiding faith in the growth and development of the nation. It must be acknowledged that the only way to sustain investors’ confidence in our economy is for government at all levels to provide the enabling environment and necessary incentives for companies such as INNOSON.

With the huge number of unemployed graduates in the country, only a boisterous private  sector can help government curb the scourge of unemployment. If we use INNOSON which has employed over 15,000 Nigerians in their company as a barometer to gauge how impactful the private sector will help the growth of the country’s economy, it immediately demonstrates that if government support is increased, it will lead to expansion on the part of the companies.

Therefore, as the new ministers settle in, it is expected that they will collectively help to fastrack the vision of President  Buhari to lift Nigeria from the abyss of unemployment, hunger and want by supporting indigenous auto motor companies like INNOSON in their industrialisation drive.

It is gratifying that INNOSON has already expanded the frontiers of its operations to other West African countries and the only way this can be sustained is through government patronage.

In fact, a policy should be enacted to make it mandatory for all government ministries, departments and agencies to buy only made in Nigeria vehicles, such as INNOSON. Once this is done, it will serve as an elixir for them to redouble their efforts at factory expansion, and this no doubt comes

with more openings for job opportunities.

It must be clearly stated that government on its own cannot absorb the army of unemployed youths in Nigeria, but once a synergy is established with the private sector by providing unwavering support to such indigenous companies like INNOSON, then the perennial problem of unemployment will be adequately addressed.

source: vanguard Nigeria

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Auto Stunt By Richmond .A.O

AUTO DRIFT BY RICHMOND OKAFOR

          This Auto drift video was made by Okafor Richmond a Nigerian born currently based in ilorin when interviewed by one of our correspondent about this crazy stunt he said driving is his passion, he said he has always had passion for cars at his tender age and has no fear when hes on the wheels performing this stunt. we believe more of this videos are to come from him in d future expressing hes passion for cars and crazy stunts.........

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Abuja International Motor Fair

Abuja International Motor Fair

Eagle Square     |    Abuja, Nigeria    |    28 Oct-05 Nov 2015    

With the largest economy in Africa; 7th most populous economy in the world; growing middle class of over 38 million; a paradigm shift in policy and more; Nigeria is at a vantage position to sustain a viable automotive sector. Nigeria’s potential vehicle market is over a million annually with increasing capacity for more. Forecasts have it that the Nigerian market will soon become the major hub of automotive business in Africa and therefore a market any serious investor cannot ignore.   

The Abuja International Motor Fair which having its 17th edition

this year has always remained a major platform to position participants and other stakeholders to access and harness the abundant potentials of the growing and viable Nigerian Automotive sector.   

The uniqueness of this awards winning auto show include:

Being the highest strategic business platform where the largest variety of automotive products and services are showcased in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Holding the record of being the most consistent and fastest growing auto show in Nigeria

Consistently providing high level business opportunities for participants by positioning them to adequately benefit from the numerous opportunities and potentials of trade and business expansions that abound in Africa’s largest economy.

Benefit: 

Participating in Abuja International Motor Fair gives participants the opportunity to:

Increase sales and market shares

Establish and or consolidate presence in Africa’s largest automotive market

Showcase products and services to high quality targets

Network and receive feedbacks on consumers’ appreciation of their brands and also monitor competitors and many more

Participants:

Expected to participate in the Fair include: Manufacturers, Dealers and Brand Representatives of: Automobile, Spare Parts, Accessories, Lubricants, Financials, Security, Allied sectors products and services from all over the world; Ministries, Departments and Agencies that operate in the sector.

source:http://www.bkgexhibitions.com/events/amf.html

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Fear of Buhari’ teams rich, powerful Nigerians

Business is slow at the moment for Benedict Okafor, who sells luxury cars from a lot near the port in Nigeria’s financial capital, Lagos.

In the capital, Abuja, 535 kilometres (333 miles) away, the property market seems to be in a rut, with the habitual buyers — the monied elite — staying away.

“I normally sold five cars every month before” President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, said Okafor. “But in the past four months I have sold only one Toyota car.

“I guess rich people are scared.”

Jide Agboola, a real estate agent in Abuja, also attributed the current slump in conspicuous consumption to fear: “The fear of Buhari.”

It’s not hard to see why when Buhari’s promised crusade against high-level corruption has already snared a series of household names.

Senate leader Bukola Saraki — Nigeria’s third-most senior politician after Buhari and his vice-president Yemi Osinbajo — is facing charges of false declaration of assets.

Godswill Akpabio, the former governor of coastal Akwa Ibom state, was hauled in for questioning over claims he had stolen 108 billion naira ($540 million, 475 million euros) while in office.

Sule Lamido, the governor of Jigawa state in the north, and Gabriel Suswam, who was governor of Benue state until earlier this year, are also fighting accusations of graft.

At the same time, former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, was arrested in London as part of a British investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering.

– Stopping the rot –

Buhari’s arrival in May appears to have given fresh bite to the fight against corruption, which has plagued Nigeria over decades of military rule then civilian administration.

Cases involving top officials that were long thought to have been shelved have been revived, as he seeks to fulfil his election promises of stopping the rot in the system.

“As soon as he (Buhari) came to power, without any direct instruction from him, the anti-graft agencies went into a frenzy, dusting down cases of corruption against some past officials which have been long dead in order to convince Nigerians that they are working,” Debo Adeniran, head of the pressure group Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, told AFP.

The move was predictable for many: Buhari’s previous time in power as the head of a military regime in the 1980s was characterised by his so-called “War Against Indiscipline”.

“Everybody remembers Buhari’s antecedents when he was a military dictator,” said Bukola Daniel, a Lagos-based political scientist.

“He was a no-nonsense military ruler. The fear of Buhari is now all-pervading and everybody is careful not to be caught in a corruption web.”

– Witch-hunt? –

Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), however, is crying double standards.

They point out that the former governors of Lagos and Rivers states, Babatunde Fashola and Rotimi Amaechi, have both been accused of graft but are still in line for ministerial posts.

Instead, the PDP described the anti-corruption drive as a “witch-hunt” against its members and other “perceived political opponents” of Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government.

Party spokesman Olisa Metuh denounced what he described as “the relentless victimisation of our key members”.

The APC dismissed the claim as a “worn-out argument”.

Certainly, Alison-Madueke’s arrest in particular has underlined to Nigeria’s elite that it’s no longer business as usual — even if Abuja has denied any direct involvement.

But Adeniran and others said Buhari needed to go further to avoid accusations of posturing.

Clement Nwankwo, head of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, a pro-democracy group, said securing convictions would prove the situation was not just “rhetoric”.

“The challenge to corruption has to be systematic. That I have not seen,” he said.

“We also cannot fight corruption with the judiciary we have today,” he added, explaining the courts were ill-equipped to deal with corruption cases.

– ‘A few more Buharis’ –

For now, there is a sense that rich and powerful Nigerians — so long accustomed to impunity — are on their best behaviour.

How long it will last is unclear but social commentator and university lecturer Samson Olatunde Oduleye said Buhari’s influence could be decisive.

“If we have a few more Buharis and emphasis shifts to the root of the problem — the society — inroads can be made into a sustainable assault on the malaise,” he said.

“The most effective, non-legal check on corruption is the moral tone of society: societal values.

source: vanguard Nigeria

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10 Popular Nigerian Celebrities And Their Cars

1. Wizkid

Star Boy artiste, Ayodeji Balogun Ibrahim better known as Wizkid got himself an early New Year’s present this year in the form of a Bentley Continental which cost him a whooping 45 million Naira. It is a sleek ride with super-luxury premium two doors offered as a coupe or convertible with an extensive range of drive-trains and performance levels.

Wizkid has also got a Porsche Panamera S and plenty others...

2. Davido

This self proclaimed OBO is one crazy fanatic of cars and he recently got himself a new toy in the form of a Porshe Turbo S...

3. Jim Iyke

Nollywood actor Jim Iyke might have dreamt of being an F1 racer when he was a kid because the talented ‘bad boy’ has got a Plymouth Prowler Convertible with a top speed of 118 mph (180 km/h)!!! ....

4. Peter Okoye

Peter Okoye has got a super sexy 2014 Bentley Continental GT which can go up to 200-mph.

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