Innoson Unveils Two Manufacturing Plants And One Automated Robotic Spraying Booth, Get Commissioned By Minister of Finance, Budget, And National Planning
Yesterday, 12th July 2021, Innoson Manufacturing Company unveiled two plants and an Automated Robotic Spraying Booth. The plants include the Innoson Small/Mini Bus Plant for manufacturing 1.5-liter engine capacity 7-seater and 10-seater buses, and the Innocent Connect/Caris Plant for the production of sedan cars branded Innoson Connect and Innocent Caris.
These plants combined have the capacity to produce 32 thousand vehicles per year and would employ about 1000 Nigerians.
The Automated Robotic Spraying Booth is the first of its kind in the whole country and is made to paint vehicles with elegance and at high speed.
These plants and the automated spraying booth were financed by the Bank of Industry to the tune of 4.6 billion naira ably supported by the Nigerian Automotive Design and Develop Council (NADDC).
While commissioning these plants and the robotic booth, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, congratulated Innoson founder, Chief Chukwuma, and thanked him for helping to improve the economy via creating jobs for youths. She assured manufacturers of continued government support.
Innoson Group founder and chairman, Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, OFR, in his address, commended the efforts of the Federal Government for “their unflinching support and dogged determination to ensure that our investments survive the vagaries of our economic downturn.”
The Chairman added thus: “I make bold to say that the industrialization of the country, through deliberate policies of Government is key.”
Other attendees at the event include the Governor of Anambra State, represented by the Deputy Governor Nkem Okeke, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mansur Ahmed, Chairman of NADDC, Senator Osita Izunaso, DG of NADDC, Jelani Aliyu MFR, Member representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South, and Ekwusigo Constituency in the House of Representatives, Engr. Chris Emeka Azubogu, Member representing Nnewi at the House of Assembly, Hon Nonso Smart Okafor among other federal and state public servants, captains of industries, stakeholders, the media, well-wishers, and the general public.
