Soludo taps Kojo Auto Assembly Plant to boost Anambra economy at ANSIPPA 2024

The governor of Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has expressed optimism that, the new Kojo Automotive Assembly plant which is near completion located at Umunya and ready for first vehicle roll-out under his administration will not only boost the economy of the state, but also further reposition the state as an automotive manufacturing hub.

Soludo stated this at the just concluded Anambra State Investment Summit (ANINVEST 2.0) with Kojo Motors as one of the official partnere and sponsors had as its theme “Changing Gears: Accelerating Anambra’s Economic Transformation”. ANINVEST is being organised by the government to be a pivotal event in advancing the collective vision for the rapid development of dtate’s economy.

Speaking to our reporter on the sidelines of the 2024 Anambra State Investment Summit, Chinedu Oguegbu, Managing Director, OMAA, reiterated the readiness of inviting the governor to commission and drive out the first locally assembled vehicle out of the Kojo Assembly plant by the first quarter of 2025.

According to Chinedu Oguegbu, “His Excellency is very passionate about thr Kojo Motors auto assembly plant and also very eager to see its completion and commencement of assembly of vehicles come to reality. I can assure him and the state government that, we are doing everything possible to ensure we meet with the governor’s wishes and aspirations”.

The event brought together stakeholders from the various sectors of the local and global economy including industry leaders, development partners, financial institutions, and other relevant participants, all united in a commitment to accelerating the economic transformation of Anambra State.

Anambra according to the state chief executive is fast becoming a renewed investors destination for different types of money bags rushing to the state to capitalise on the pledged ease of doing business to set up businesses. “This time around, one of such massive investments is being undertaken by John Ikenna Oguegbu, an indigene of the state and chairman, founder and CEO, Kojo Motors Limited”.

Last year September, Governor Soludo performed the groundbreaking ceremony of Kojo Motors auto assembly plant for the local assembly of OMAA range of gas-powered mini passenger and commercial buses as well as Chinese range of Yutong passenger and commercial buses located at Umunya, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.

While congratulating John Ikenna Oguegbu, chairman and chief executive of Kojo Motors Limited for bringing his wealth to his home state to invest, Governor Soludo also commended the Yutong buses manufacturers from China for the smart move of coming to Anambra State to set up the auto assembly plant in collaboration with the local franchisee.

The governor stated that the decision to allow prospective investors to come and invest in the state was not out of philanthropy or charity, but rather a business decision model that will take Anambra State to the world and bring the outside world to the state.

Governor Soludo pledged the state government’s commitment and patronage of the vehicles that will be rolling out of the Yutong Assembly plant. He declared that, the state government under his administration is on course towards massive industrial development, employment generation and prosperity for all its citizens.

MIKE OCHONMA
Editor