Justcash:


What you are proposing is only feasible if local production has not commenced. I agree that infrastructural provision is paramount, I'm only saying that it can be gradually introduced to bring down the cost of production instead of tampering with the tariffs and killing local production. Government should strive to build on the jobs provided to generate more jobs instead of killing them.


Before the tariff, was Innosun dying? Wasn't he being patronised even by various government? Though they still buy imported vehicles still. What I am saying in essence is even without increase in tariff, the market is still there for would be investors. Even without this policy, get ur economy in good shape, infrastructures intact, power.....perfect and see these investors trooping in if not for anything but our population.
But wirh this increased tariff with no significant increase in income or any finance arrangement, u Av succeeded in improverishing the more the same people u are suppose to protect.

As par buying the cars, Nigerians will get used to it, especially if more jobs are provided through replicating local manufacturing in other industries. Investments create jobs. Jobs create income. Income stimulates domestic consumption. Some countries are doing this e.g. Malaysia

Nigerians will only get used to what their pockets can afford with ease. Again, let me reinstate that the policy is good but timing wrong.
Am not speaking on behalf of Nigerians but i don't see myself buying an Innosun in the nearest future.
Apart from the cost which I don't blame the manufacturer for, what about safety and durability checks foreign vehicles are subjected to? Who does that in Nigeria? What governing agency is in charge of that? That alone, i can't place a value on because we are talking of a life situation here. I won't risk that because I don't want the conpanies to die. Never.

annibro:


Pack of Deceptive People

free2ryhme:




They are all assembly plants creating jobs for the manufacturer countries. Power must be fix before this companies can be viable. Cars produced on generators. What's going to be the cost to the buyers.

free2ryhme:




They are all assembly plants creating jobs for the manufacturer countries. Power must be fix before this companies can be viable. Cars produced on generators. What's going to be the cost to the buyers.

J12:


IF YOU CANNOT BUY A MADE IN NIGERIA CAR, THEN WORK HARDER, SAVE AND EARN MORE MONEY SO YOU CAN AFFORD IT.

If you can't. Then stick to using commercial transportation.

ilugunboy:
It's is criminal to shot up tarrif on imported new and second hand car without a corresponding increase in local production at competitive price.

You only encourage smuggling and the resultant loss of revenue to the government by way of reduced custom duty...

You can't inconvenient Nigerians because of some cabal close to the seat of government ...promising the govt they can meet demand, which obviously is a daunting task...

He said, “We do not agree that there should be high tariffs on imported cars whether new or old ones because Nigeria is not producing cars for now.

“What we will do first is to fix power and encourage local production of cars. But before then we will reduce the high tariffs that Nigerians are paying to import vehicles into the country.”

Boss13:


An average nigerian with the average thinking

SeverusSnape:
Osinbajo at it again...Haba!

Please stop lying, Oh!...You're a lawyer, Worst of all; you're now a politician.
**in buhari's voice**....Kwotinue, It is fart of za jab.

deemdeem:


[b]
I may not deal in cars but i buy cars and use them as I deem fit. Don't get me wrong. I desire that we should start producing and using strictly the cars we produce here. Of cos the benefits outweighs the benefits of just consuming what others produce. However it's wrong to say that there are no benefits at all.
Imported vehicles also bring jobs but definitely not as much as if we start doing and consuming it ourself.
This doesn't change my stance though about this good policy coming at a very wrong time. The basics needs to be sorted out first.
The bitter truth is if we produce and sell to ourselves at extremely high rate, who are the Nigerians that will buy it? Which Nigerian will prefer to buy a 2015 Innosun product when the same money and even less can fetch u a very clean tokunboh C Class Mercedes-Benz 2005. If Nigerians don't buy, won't these companies fold up, if they do what happens to the jobs created?
Govt should focus on the root which is the indices that makes producing very high first chief among power which invariably reflects in final cost hopefully at the reach of so many before increasing tariffs of[/b] imported vehicles.

Boss13:



I also disagree with him on the free lunch for all public schools - that is not feasible and if feasible too expensive for our economy and also it does not improve on the quality of education except the aim is to increase the number of almajiris rushing down in the afternoons to public school for a slice of the cake. The aim here should be improving the quality of education not food.

KINGSNEEZE:
He can say that to the flies, so now he want to entice us with car tariff and OGA pastor which part of Lagos uses the module power plants?. I don't want to say u are lying cus is not for me to judge u after all u are a man of God but try not to lie next time

KINGSNEEZE:
He can say that to the flies, so now he want to entice us with car tariff and OGA pastor which part of Lagos uses the module power plants?. I don't want to say u are lying cus is not for me to judge u after all u are a man of God but try not to lie next time

ilugunboy:


Same school of thought with Oga......we will...we will....

You crawl....you walk....and then you run. You can't cut corners....

Gbawe:


You gets the 'trust' of what Osinbajo is saying. The simplistic point is that "what is worth doing is worth doing well". You cannot starve Nigerians of affordable vehicles, when doing such creates another set of problems altogether, all for the sake of protecting "local industries" that cannot operate and produce optimally.

It is for similarly reasons we import refined crude in the form of petrol. This is a measure that keeps Nigeria economically functional till Nigerian refineries can produce enough to satisfy domestic reply. It is for the government to do its job so that our refineries can work optimally same Government must produce the conducive environments and conditions that will facilitate the growth of a local vehicle industry instead of just punishing Nigerians with high tariffs while doing little to deliver this conducive environment. If posters put sentiments aside they will see that Osinbajo is not advocating a measure that will harm local car production. He is merely saying that for now, and while efforts is made to improve other important factor which will enable the delivery of a high quality local car manufacturing sector, Nigerians should not pay a punitive price, in the form of high duty, for car import.

In most Nations of the world, leaders must strike a balance between protecting local industry and depriving citizens quality/freedom of choice whcih helps them get the best out of the work/productivity and leisure equation. It is patently wrong to try and force Nigerians to patronise made in Nigeria vehicles if those vehicles cannot meritoriously compete with the best available !!! Osinbajo makes the distinct point that local vehicle production cannot be encouraged to the detriment of giving Nigerians greater choices , through importation, when some of the factors that prevents the local production of high quality cars are still glaringly missing.

It is clear Osinbajo takes a broad and long-term view to local production, not local assembly, of cars because that is the only way to look at things if we want uncompromising quality that will make 'Nigerian cars' as good as any other. He argues that while a holistic environment is being created to achieve this local production of high quality cars Nigerians should still have the option of importing cars at reasonable costs. This is a perfectly reasonable solution that takes into consideration the need to try and have balances which suit all sides rather than deploy drastic and ill-thought out ideas that benefit no side at all. The Government cannot just say it wants to help the development of local production of cars using punitive tariffs while major problems impeding the growth of the local car industry are not addressed adequately eg power supply. On this thread, many are taking the view that it must be one (import) or the other (local production) while Osinbajo , correctly in my opinion, is of the view this does not have to be the case. A balance can be achieved, till we reach our target, which allows as many Nigerians as possible to be on the road.

Owliver:
this is not a wrong time sire. The industry is still young and we need to give it time and also encourage more direct investors. With that prices will reduce. Everything can't just go well in a single year na. Haba... Osibanjo is mad

deemdeem:



There should be free lunch for all public primary shool pupils. Infact, it's a shame we aren't doing such as at now except Osun state I know of that feeds her pupils.
And please don't tell me it's expensive, it's not for a country like hers expecially if all holes of thievery are blocked.
Osun does this and hasn't gone bankrupt.

Boss13:


Many of these politicians do not know what they are saying. I am truly disappointed in APC because of certain reasons. They claim to be CHANGE. I do not see the change even after recruiting the Obama campaign organisers. If the Vice President candidate of APC cannot truly communicate the economic changes they are coming on board to implement then there is a problem because the VP is the chairman of the economic committee meeting. Stopping the importation of tomatoes and cassava and reducing import tariffs of second hand cars in order to encourage importation of cars are conflicting economic policies. Is he just saying all these to sway votes?

I also disagree with him on the free lunch for all public schools - that is not feasible and if feasible too expensive for our economy and also it does not improve on the quality of education except the aim is to increase the number of almajiris rushing down in the afternoons to public school for a slice of the cake. The aim here should be improving the quality of education not food.

Boss13:


The idea is not bad. I am only interested in the cost implication. I just feel it is a policy to appear popular because it may be difficult to implement. Like Soludo said, a plan without naira or kobo is a wish-list

atlwireles:
So you're telling investors building assembly plants to back off . Because you intend to reduce tariff, that have not gone up yet?


What is this decentralising power generation? Is power production currently centralised?

JackDaniels1:




I will only comment on the feeding aspect for now.
The feeding programme is being implemented in the State of Osun and to God be the glory,it has been a great success,for the Govt,Parents and the farmers.
Look at this,there has been empowerment of the citizenry in the aspect of poultry in the state to supply eggs and cattle dealers to supply meat.While the parents are happy for feeding their wards,the food vendors are also happy by smiling to the bank.

All this is still in the same system

JackDaniels1:




I will only comment on the feeding aspect for now.
The feeding programme is being implemented in the State of Osun and to God be the glory,it has been a great success,for the Govt,Parents and the farmers.
Look at this,there has been empowerment of the citizenry in the aspect of poultry in the state to supply eggs and cattle dealers to supply meat.While the parents are happy for feeding their wards,the food vendors are also happy by smiling to the bank.

All this is still in the same system

fkaz:
Nigeria need focus and Intelligent leaders, not the crop of leader that are ruling now