The federal government, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli and Japanese companies to start assembling and producing green, electric, and smart cars in Nigeria by 2023.
Clariform gathered that the Israeli, Japanese, and Nigerian businesses joined forces with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in a multilateral agreement on Thursday in Abuja.
Michael Freeman, the Israeli ambassador to Nigeria, stated that the relationship, which he described as a fusion of Israeli, Japanese, and Nigerian technologies, will aid in addressing the numerous issues facing the country’s transportation and environmental sectors.
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According to Mr. Michael Freeman, “It is a project that is a partnership with Israeli, Japanese, and Nigerian companies taking place in Nigeria.”
“What is special about this project is that it is a timely project that combines Israeli technologies, Japanese technologies, Nigerian entrepreneurship, and innovation to create a project that is going to work fabulously.”
“We are talking about bringing electronic motorcycles into Nigeria which will be a programme that is green, environmentally friendly.”
He continued, “It offers people a cheap way and safe way of transport and even has a technology to ensure that the motorcycles are only used for legal and appropriate purposes.”
“When we look at what the problems are in the world and is also in Africa and in Nigeria, we are talking about issues of fuel scarcity, we are talking about green technology, we are talking about the need to provide cleaner, cheaper, easier transport.”
“And here we are, having Israeli and Japanese companies coming together with Nigerian partners to provide cleaner, greener, newer, exciting technology that is expected to move people, the population across the country.”
“I believe that a programme that is going to start in Nigeria will be successful and will go across Africa.”
The collaboration, which, according to Mohammed Haruna, executive vice chairman of NASENI, has become permanent and will be domesticated throughout the nation, was praised.
He claimed that Nigeria would ensure the production of electrical vehicles built in Nigeria shortly with the help of this project.
Mr. Mohammed Haruna said, “The first attempt to domesticate certain technologies in this country, especially in the automobile industry, has not worked with continuous importation.”
“NASENI has come into this now with the perfect partners, Japanese and Israeli companies their technologies are proven and known.”
“But most importantly, Nigeria will not just be consuming this technology, we are here to make sure that we domesticate, produce and manufacture in Nigeria.”
He continued, ‘We are grateful and we are happy with this collaboration and we assure Nigerians that the automobile industry after this collaboration will not be the same again.”
According to the representative of Peramare Enterprise the Israeli Company, Ayal Raz against some perceptions, Nigeria was safe to invest in.
“With this innovative idea, we believe is going to change so many things in the face of Nigeria.”
“It will bring green energy which means cheaper cost of transport and we all know what that means for our people.”
“It will give work to the people because it is industry, we are going to put a factory here, we will start with assembling then building. It will give us less pollution and greener air.”
“Nigeria is safe to do business and by the special grace of God it is going to come during the first quarter of 2023.”
Mr. Raz continued, “With this innovative idea, we believe is going to change so many things in the face of Nigeria.”
“It will bring green energy which means cheaper cost of transport and we all know what that means for our people.”
“It will give work to the people because it is industry, we are going to put a factory here, we will start with assembling the building. It will give us less pollution and greener air.”
“Nigeria is safe to do business and by the special grace of God it is going to come during the first quarter of 2023”
The CEO of SIXAI, the Japanese partner, Sasi Shilo, stated that his organization is eager to assist Nigeria and the African continent in developing a sustainable nation using clean and safe technologies.
Mr. Sasi said, “It is very exciting moment. We have been working in the automobile industry for about half a decade, we have certified plants in 14 different countries.”
“We really want to contribute to African nation with our technology. What we want to bring is not only to produce but what we want to achieve is to support the African nation to be sustainable.”
“Through our products with safety and environmentally friendly features in our technology.”
Wadada Aliyu, the Chairman of PAN Nigeria Limited, hailed the initiative as significant and a turning point in Nigeria’s technical development.
Mr Aliyu said, “This is historic because Nigeria is conforming with the order of the day which is green environment and memorable because NASENI has set the ball rolling.”
“This synergy between Israeli, Japan, NASENI and PAN as a facility where the assembling will be done, I think the sky will be a starting point of technological evolution in Nigeria.”
Clariform reports that the project was facilitated by LINKSMAN International LTD, a Nigerian company.
According to the Managing Director of LINKSMAN International LTD, Mr. Madisca Haruna, the project aims to achieve Goal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030, which aims to improve global cooperation and make clean energy research and technology more accessible.
