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Mr. Samuel Oriowo, centre, speaks during a recent press conference in Lagos
By our reporter
The Organisers of the most authoritative Nigeria Annual Automotive Industry Awards; the Board of Trustees of the Automobiles And Road Safety Initiative has disclosed that no single automobile battery brand, maker and or dealership category will be recognized during the 2nd edition of its forthcoming Award Ceremony slated for Monday 27th November, 2023.
The Award comes up at the Sheraton Hotel located in Ikeja area of Lagos, Nigeria.
Mr. Samuel Oloyede Oriowo, the President of the Non-Governmental Organisation; established in 2013 with the Consent of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in a statement pointed out that there is undue influx of various low-grade classifications of automobile batteries in the country.
According to him, it has been established that Nigeria loses above N150 billion to fake, low grade automobile batteries imported annually into Nigeria from various parts of the world.
The Board is urging President Bola Tinubu to take positive actions and prioritize the production of automobile parts locally to save the country of seriously needed forex and stop boosting foreign economies at the expense of Nigeria.
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) charged with the duties of prior certification of goods being imported into the country; especially automobile spare parts, lubricants and allied products should double-up in their efforts at preventing low grade automobile batteries into the country as they could be harmful to motorists and passengers’ health; apart from being economic drain pipes; as the batteries life spans are below 12 months instead of about 48 months and more; world-widely recommended.
Oriowo disclosed that the forthcoming 2nd Nigeria Annual Automotive Industry Award is to keep encouraging excellence and to celebrate the best and the brightest of the stakeholders, their products and services in the country.
He disclosed that whichever stakeholders and their brands/services in the Nigeria Automobile Sector that are not penciled down for proper recognition during the award ceremony should be critically examined by Nigerian automotive enthusiasts; no matter the caliber of the proprietors; as the NGO’s Technical/Selection Committee has been keen and thorough in its duties of technically examining worthy stakeholders, their products and services for the 2023 Awards.
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