The thought that this mini bus was designed and constructed in Nigeria, by Nigerian Engineers and not foreign Engineers, working here as expatriates; is indeed a hard one to believe, as it is looking more foreign than home made.

The thought that it was produced inside the University workshop of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, by 7 Graduate Engineers of Mechanical Engineering Department, of the Faculty of Engineering, is certainly a hard bone to swallow.

These lads have given in their best, to put up this gigantic project within a very short frame of time, and thus, it has become the talk of the town.

One will wonder how undergraduates, who know they have got very limited time to stay in the University and so, should enjoy their last days within the 4-walls of the University, still gave in to stressful and strenuous nights at the workshop, just to write their names on the sands of time.

These guys are worth all the laurels and awards in this country at this particular point in time and thus, be given immediate employment, so that their brains and zeal towards invention are kept in line.

They are:
EZEIGWE CALLISTUS CHITOO
OBINANI VICTOR CHIMDIKE
NWOBODO NNAMDI MIRACLE
OGBU THADDEUS IKENNA
OMINIGBO FIDELIS IGHO
EZEANOLUE IFEANYI EMMA
OKORO CHINAZA


Worthy of note, is the fact that they have got a female Engineer in their midst, one very fragile from the outside and has got the necessary doggedness to pull through and be outstanding.

Obliviously, these students are geniuses, as it is only people in that category that can put up something like this, using crude equipment and 100% local content. They improvised for barely everything that can be found in that mini bus, from the chassis to its roofing.

The bus was even test driven in front of the Minister of state for Education, Prof Anthony Onwuka and other top dignitaries present during the National Universities Commission (NUC), held in UNIZIK. This goes a long way to tell the world out there that, this is Naija's giant invention, its has been tested, and its indeed it can be trusted.

A warm kudoz! to these guys, for it is certain that a bright future awaits them. A big congratulations to their supervisor and the Head of Department at that time, Dr. C.H Achebe, for giving his boys every necessary vigor they needed to carry out this work, and above all, for leading by example.

It will be a dream come true, if we have other indigenous Automobile companies springing up, joining forces with The Innoson Motors (IVM), such that we can someday have our country flooded with made in Nigeria vehicles.

If we must succeed in diversifying the economy of this country, we must start with them, to help boost our Automobile sector.

We wish them the best in their field of specialization, as we look forward to bringing our country on the top list of Innovators in the world.

Yea, they also presented it at this year's exhibition... Quite an impressive contraption it was

We are very good at mimicking Oyinbo's products.

1000 prototypes & Nigerian versions of Bugatti won't stop importation of Keke Napep from India & China.

Acidosis:
We are very good at mimicking Oyinbo's products.

1000 prototypes & Nigerian versions of Bugatti won't stop importation of Keke Napep from India & China.

Truth brother... Truth

Good initiative. But as I have sometime advised,....

nigerians in their hurry mood cannot enter this one even if it is free.but they try sha

Raymie:
Good initiative. But as I have sometime advised,....

I love your advice my friend.

@OP
The bus is great from the interior to exterior. But I doubt if you guys made anything there yourself other than the idea and concept.

As known with most Nigerian student, they pay for their projects to be carried out by other people. In this case, a welder might have come up with the body, one

i am sorry to say that... if THIS is their best then it is NOT good enough. lets stop celebrate mediocrity as this above nonsense has nothing to be proud of.... the local mechanic can do this type of crap. they couldnt even get the body work to be straight, the panel beater must have been drunk when doing this eyesore.
whats innovative about this ugly looking rubbish?! how will this crap help Nigeria. it looks like it was made by pre school children, and remind me of one of their cartoon cars.

even Ugandans university students are doing a HELL of a better job, check their electric car: