Foremost indigenous car manufacturer, Innoson Motors has reacted to the purported directive from the Federal Government ordering him to relocate his auto plant to either Lagos or Kaduna.
In a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications of the company, Cornel Osigwe the company said there is no iota of truth in the rumour going round.
Instead Innoson said it had instead received policy support from FG, citing the Nnewi Auto-Industrial Park as an example. The Nnewi Auto-Industrial Park was initiated to support the automobile parts manufacturing companies.
“Ordinarily, we would have ignored the statement and the publication in its entirety which appears to have gone viral in most social media platforms, knowing fully well that this is the handwork of mischief makers, but in a nation where silence may be seen as an admission of the truth, we have been constrained to come out to officially ask the public to disregard it and set the record straight.
“There has never been any order and there will never be any order either from the Federal Government or its agencies to Innoson Vehicles to relocate his Vehicle Manufacturing Plant which is based in Nnewi to Lagos, Kaduna or any other place.
“Innoson Vehicles has continually maintained a robust relationship with the Federal Government specifically under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR. For example, under this present administration, Nnewi Auto-Industrial Park was initiated to support automobile parts manufacturing companies to come together and deliver support”
Press Statement
RE: Relocate Your Vehicle Manufacturing Company Now To Either Lagos or Kaduna Or Your License Would Be Withdrawn- FG; I am Under Pressure Now To Relocate To Lagos or Kaduna- Innoson Breaks Silence.
We have been constrained to issue this statement in reference…
— Cornel Osigwe (@cornelosigwe) October 22, 2019
