Procure All Vehicles From Local Assemblers – Federal Govt Tells MDAs

The federal government has urged local vehicle assemblers to increase production, improve quality and strengthen after-sales services under the Nigeria First Policy.
CHANNELS TV quotes NADDC director-general Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin said Nigeria’s assembly plants have an annual capacity of 370,520 vehicles. He said prioritising local manufacturers in government procurement would create jobs, reduce imports and support domestic component production.
“We are fundamentally shifting the Nigeria First Policy.  All vehicles procured by ministries, departments and agencies, including project utility vehicles, must be sourced exclusively from licensed local assemblers or their authorised ret...