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Updated: September 15, 2022

National Assembly Lauds Dangote Sinotruk's Vehicle Plant

By Felicia Abisola Olamiji
September 15, 2022
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Dangote Sinotruk West Africa has been commended by the National Assembly for its commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through investment in a vehicle assembly plant in the country.

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

“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.”