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Nigeria’s automaker, Innoson Vehicles has been trending on Twitter since yesterday, as Nigerians react to media reports that lawmakers in Anambra State collectively rejected brand new Toyota Prado SUVs that were intended to be given to them by Governor Willie Obiano. The lawmakers asked for locally assembled Innoson SUVs instead.

The Anambra State Government reportedly planned to spend as much as N1 billion for the purchase of SUVs which it intends to distribute among the lawmakers in a bid to facilitate the effective discharge of their duties.

Why did the lawmakers reject the Toyota Prados: after they deliberated on the matter, the lawmakers rejected the vehicles partly because of the high cost of purchasing them. According to them, Toyota Prado SUVs are costlier than Innoson SUVs. In other words, it would have cost the state government less to patronise the Nigerian auto assembler which is, surprisingly, based in Nnewi, Anambra.

A case to patronise made-in-Nigeria Product: The lawmakers also called out Governor Willie Obiano for overlooking Innosson Vehicles in the first place. For them, there is no better way to encourage Made-in-Nigeria than patronising Nigerian investors. They want Governor Obiano and other state governors to come to this realisation.

See reactions of Nigerians on twitter:

Twitter user, Yusuff Azeez
@YusuffAzeez10 said,

Anambra lawmakers reject Toyota Prado jeep for #Innoson
Commendable move.
I have always maintained that if we desire a great country, We the people, be willing to take great steps.

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Also, Charles Eyo also agreed that this is a good development.
Charles Eyo
@Charles81607596

All lawmakers buying cars must be compelled to buy Innoson vehicles. Don’t ask us to eat local rice and you buy imported cars!
Meanwhile, some people also used the occasion to drag Governor Obiano across social media. One Twitter user questioned the governor’s leadership skill, suggesting that he should have been the one leading by example by patronising Innoson instead of Prado.

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Twitter user, Bane (@Shawn_fendi) said,

If Obiano was actually a leader, he should be the one telling his HOA members that they must accept Innoson Jeeps instead of Prado.
It’s extremely easy to score cheap political points in Nigeria.
But them we can expect Aguleri Sean Paul up have sense. #ObianoHasFailed

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Uchenna Aomine even implied that the Governor has a personal problem with Innoson. After all, his predecessor, Peter Obi, was a fervent customer of the local vehicle assembler.

Uche Aomine
@UcheUchiha

Obiano should tell us the problem he has with Innoson because I remember Peter Obi’s govt. being his biggest customer then.

Another twitter user, the Morris Monye factor (@Morris_Monye) said,

The Anambra House of Assembly have rejected brand new Toyota Prado SUVs from Gov.Obiano describing it as a great waste of state resources.
They have asked him to instead get cheaper vehicles from Innoson.
Can the Nigerian Senate learn from them pls?

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Note that this is not the first time Innoson Vehicles is trending because Anambra State Governor overlooked the Nigerian company to patronise a foreign car brand. Recall that Nigerians were angered when the Nigerian Senate shunned Innoson SUVs in a 5.5bn Naira purchase, Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, also snubbed Innoson when it purchased hundreds of Ford pickups.

Source: https://naijadriva./2019/09/26/nigerians-react-as-anambra-lawmakers-reject-prado-suvs-for-innoson-suvs/

Ok

Good innovation. Buy Nigga Grow Nigga

Shame on Obaino. To imagine that this drunkard once worked in the corporate world as a banker yet does not see the need to patronize a car marker that is producing in his own state!! Yet some idiats will be comparing this village champion to a great technocrat like Peter Obi. Smh!!

Obiano why Can't Innoson produce armoured version of their SUVs?

Nigerians generally like to buy foreign goods than made in Naija.

Obiano if I slap you eh. APGA bu nke anyi, Innoson but nke anyi. Gbalu ogwu gi nuo

Very bad of him

Shane on you Obiano. my people dey talk am say, if Oracle do anyhow, we go show am the wood where we from construct am. Obiano, in Igbo land , man is equal to man. you cannot Lord it over everyone. How can you have innoson at your doorstep, yet you travelled over seven seas and seven ocean to go and look for Toyota. Obiano, behave now, no dey embarrass me biko. I keep saying it. if you haven't tried innoson suv, my brother, you dey miss. very very durable.

Very good development but please let us re-check and cross check this news again to be sure this Anambra State is the same Anambra state in Nigeria and whether the lawmakers are truly Nigerians or imported from China.

Obiano should just finish his tenure and go. Such a petty man.

Very commendable
Charity begins at home

Obiano deserves a huge slap

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StaffofOrayan:
Very commendable
Charity begins at home

If Anambranians dont buy made-in-Anambra, who will?

We should support local businesses because foreign investors may not establish such now, due to obvious factors.

Go to Uganda, do you know how many automakers are there How many do we have in this our giant of Africa

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naijadrivablog:


lalasticlacla

Are you ok?

IF OUR YORUBA BROTHERS DAT LIKE TO MARRY IGBO WIFE, SUPPORT IVM AND LEAVE TRIBALISM.


BY NOW, IVM WOULD HAVE EXPAND PRODUCTION INTO SOUTH WEST.


YET, YORUBA WANT ONE NIGERIA AND THEY ARE BUYING INDIA VEHICLES.

topboss:
IF OUR YORUBA BROTHERS DAT LIKE TO MARRY IGBO WIFE, SUPPORT IVM AND LEAVE TRIBALISM.


BY NOW, IVM WOULD HAVE EXPAND PRODUCTION INTO SOUTH WEST.


YET, YORUBA WANT ONE NIGERIA AND THEY ARE BUYING INDIA VEHICLES.

Even the IVM bus is finer and also durable.

In Abuja, FCT bought Chinese Yutong Buses but many is out of service today. Go to Katampe where their park is located and see.

Abi. One love Nigeria.