Senate commends Dangote-Sinotruk’s vehicle assembling plant

The National Assembly has commended Dangote Sinotruk West Africa for its commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through investment in a vehicle assembly plant in the country.

In a statement, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industry, Tokunbo Abiru, said with Dangote Sinotruk West Africa, Nigeria’s path to self-reliance in vehicle assembling, had begun.

He said, “We want to encourage the company to continue to see how best to make Nigeria self-reliant in vehicle assembling as well as encourage other players in the value chain to also get on board. We believe what Dangote Sinotruk has in place is a very good starting point towards achieving backward integration in vehicle assembling in Nigeria.

“What the company is doing is one of the ways you can advance the economy of this country. The company has a production line that assembles trucks that are needed for economic activities in Nigeria