Osinbajo test drives made-in-Nigeria electric car

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…Says it’s fantastic

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, test drove a ‘Made-In-Nigeria’ electric car.

Osinbajo drove the car at the exhibition of Made-In-Nigeria products and cultural display which was held at Eagle Square, Abuja.

The Nigerian-made electric car is called Hyundai Kona.

NPOreports gathered that the vice-president drove the car in the company of Nigeria Automotive Development Council (NADC) Boss, Jelani Aliyu, and the Minister for Industry Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo.

Speaking after test driving the electric car, Osinbajo said “A very good drive; fantastic; it just shows what is possible. I am glad to see that this is an assembled in Nigeria electric car. You can literally charge it anywhere; I think it is a very fantastic innovation; fantastic product, and I can tell because I drove it.’’

Speaking earlier, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the event was aimed at showcasing what Nigeria could produce with local raw materials.

He said “To complement the efforts of the Federal Government at ensuring that we produce what we eat and eat what we produce. In this context, we are to produce what we use and use what we produce.’’

He noted that Nigerian-Made products will help the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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