The forthcoming Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU) slated for July 31 in Lagos is gathering steam as National Automotive Design and Development Council and other automobile giants have endorsed it and put their weight behind the event.
Toyota Nigeria Limited, Carloha, Weststar Associates Limited, Lanre Shittu Motors (LSM) and Nord are among other stakeholders that had confirmed their participation in this year’s event.
Apart from NADDC, other major organisations partnering with NAJA to host this year’s programme are the Nigeria Association of Automotive Manufacturers (NAMA) and African Association of Automobile Manufacturers (AAAM).
Riding on the huge success of the maiden edition held last year and with a lot of interest coming stakeholders and prospective participants, NAJA said the event could only get better.
NAJA in a statement gave the main theme of this year’s Summit holding in Lagos as “NIGERIA FIRST: LOCAL CONTENT AS CATALYST FOR AUTOMOTIVE ECONOMY”.
It quoted Mr Mike Ochonma, the Summit Organising Committee Chairman, as saying, “Last year, NAJA premiered the Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU) as a platform for stakeholders and participants to converge and critically x-ray the auto industry and proffer solutions that will take the industry to greater heights for the benefits of all players in the industry and Nigerians at large.
“For this year, critical government agencies like NADDC, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and others have also confirmed their participation for this year’s event.
Mr Theodore Opara, Chairman of NAJA, lending his voice said that NAISU had come to stay as evidenced by the wholehearted embrace by the stakeholders in the auto industry.
“And the interests already received this year show that this event is on the right trajectory for the benefit of all in the industry.
“Also, this year promises to radically work on entrenching local content and work more on the long-awaited Auto Industry Development Plan of the federal government, which also remains a focal point of discussions in the sector.
