The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to the production of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the country.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Evelyn Ngige made this known in Abuja during the Validation Workshop of the Draft National Action Plan for the Development of EVs in Nigeria.

The workshop was organized by the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) with the theme “Positioning Nigeria among the leading countries in Vehicle Electrification.”

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who was represented by the Director of Industry Development in the ministry, Adewale Bakare, urged relevant stakeholders to support the project.

She said: “Development of EVs is no longer the future, it is now. It is here in Nigeria and it is to that extent that we should embrace what we are doing today.

“This plan highlights the necessary steps needed to be taken to achieve success in EV development, expansion and use in Nigeria.

“This includes incentives, regulatory framework, financing and infrastructural requirements such as charging stations, training and capacity building.

“The plan that we are going to deliberate on shortly also identifies relevant stakeholders that will support the development and expansion of EVs in Nigeria.’’

She said the workshop is to review and validate the plan in a bid to make it more comprehensive and all-encompassing.

She expressed optimism that the workshop would guarantee inclusiveness and synergy among all stakeholders in the development of the plan.

She said: “This validation workshop therefore will lead to the development of a detailed and more comprehensive national action plan for the development of EVs in Nigeria from which a strategic policy and plans on EVs will emerge.

“I, therefore, call on all stakeholders and participants at this workshop to critically criticize the draft document that is being presented today, with a view to ensuring that what comes out of it is a robust policy on EVs comparable to any in the world.”

The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Bashir Gwandu, also reiterated the agency’s commitment to the success of the project.

Gwandu said: “This is a good effort in the right direction and we should all support it to ensure the work succeeds.

“NASENI is important to the development of the nation because we are well positioned to get things done, and working together, we can produce policies to make it work’’.

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