16th Lagos Motor Fair, Autoparts Expo Africa Set to Hold
The organisers of the annual Lagos Motor Fair & Autoparts Expo Africa, have the 16th edition of the Motor Fair would hold at the Federal Palace Hotel, Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island, Lagos from May 30-June 4, 2022, while the Autoparts starts from June 1 – 4, 2022..
This is according to a statement by the Managing Director of BKG Exhibitions Limited, Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Agwu, who is also the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the event.
Agwu said this edition was holding despite all odds to ensure that the automotive sector of the Nigerian economy remained in the front burner of economic discuss in Nigeria, having in mind the challenges of the global economic downturn, COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant negative impacts on global businesses and other social activities as well as the uncertainties surrounding the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP).
He stressed that is in furtherance of the determination of the Organisers to annually use the platform of the event to bring together major indigenous and global players in the automotive business to showcase capabilities and potential especially as pertains to Nigeria, this edition holds. This according to the Organising committee chair is to help in fast-tracking the development of Nigeria’s automotive industry.
“In our mission and vision of making the event a world class global auto fair and to mark the 16 years of the Fair, we have packaged this edition to hold indoors as well as outdoors, depending on
the type of vehicle for the automobiles, while the non-automobiles will be housed indoors. “These are aimed at adding more glamour and aesthetics as well as protect products, exhibitors, and visitors from harsh weather conditions”, he further disclosed.
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Agwu said “The sector is very important as it shows physically the state of the economy and it generates much revenue and creates enormous employment. No serious government toys with it. Auto sector was one of the key sectors that received a bailout from the diverse developed economy nations during the economic crises brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, which in small measures helped to resuscitate their economies. It is a sector that drives the economy; if it is badly DͿHFWHG RWKHU VHFWRUV VXͿHU ,W LV WKH DUWHU\ I WKH economy. Government should parley seriously with the sector stakeholders to seeing how it could be made better.
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