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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday confirmed the appointment of world-famous Jelani Aliyu reputed to be the designer of the Chevrolet Volt as the director-general of the Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).

Jelani Aliyu currently works with popular vehicle manufacturer, General Motors (GM) where he has worked since 1997.

Aliyu’s invention, the Chevrolet Volt, a battery-powered, extended range passenger vehicle was in the past described as GM’s “most electrifying advanced technologically advanced vehicle.”

Jelani Aliyu has picked up many awards for his invention and in January 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency voted the Chevrolet Volt as the most fuel-efficient vehicle in the market.

As DG of the NADDC, Jelani Aliyu will be responsible for the review and implementation of Nigeria’s automotive industry development policy. A previous policy covering the period from 2013 to 2015 appeared to have laid the foundation for the growth of local vehicle assembly plants in the country.

An indigenous vehicle manufacturer, Innoson Motors is believed to be one of many testaments to the automotive policy about which not much has been said in recent times.

As exciting as it appears to have Mr Jelani Aliyu head the Nigerian automotive council, it remains to be seen if he would be eager to leave his position at GM for the quite uncertain terrain of a Nigerian agency where decision making is bound to be affected by political interests.

Recently, Professor Akintunde Akinwande of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) carefully avoided his nomination to head the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Council (NERC), the apex regulatory body in Nigeria’s quite troubled power sector.

Prof Akinwande initially cited government’s failure to consult with him before announcing his name but subsequently failed to appear for a rescheduled screening exercise at the senate.

The position of the chairman of the NERC remains vacant and the vice-chairman has been acting in the capacity of chairman.


https://www.olisa.tv/2017/04/buhari-appoints-chevrolet-volt-designer-jelani-aliyu-to-head-nigerias-automotive-council-22-others/

He is no patriot he has american flag on his neck

What nonsense. All key positions were filled by northerners. Buhari has made me to stop believing that we are one Nigeria.

The bad thing is that we never ever learn.

This is the only square peg in square hole that buhari has ever made.

nice one by Buhari.. the guy is good for the position, not like minister of ICT. .. he designed some of the cars used in the pupular fast and furious. .

Another farce being propagated in Nigeria just like the Man who claimed he invented the Internet , after years and years of checcking this guy has not apppeared in any of the teams that designed the chevrolet volt from inception or post inception . The lead designer for the Chevrolet volt was Bob Boniface ..

have heard about the exploits of this guy, but just like professor Akintunde Akinwale with over five patents and over a hundred publications, no serious professional will like to work with this useless regime.

DEBUCHMANNY:
have heard about the exploits of this guy, but just like professor Akintunde Akinwale with over five patents and over a hundred publications, no serious professional will like to work with this useless regime.

Can't say I blame them. No one wants to associate with failure.

gbegemaster:
What nonsense. All key positions were filled by northerners. Buhari has made me to stop believing that we are one Nigeria.

The bad thing is that we never ever learn.

see mumu

Akissani:
see mumu

I mumu pass Buhari?

SalamRushdie:
Another farce being propagated in Nigeria just like the Man who claimed he invented the Internet , after years and years of checcking this guy has not apppeared in any of the teams that designed the chevrolet volt from inception or post inception . The lead designer for the Chevrolet volt was Bob Boniface ..

Salam salam

gbegemaster:
I mumu pass Buhari?

Even if Buhari is mumu, his wealth and accomplishments in life have taken care of it.

But yours is a combination of mumuism, poverty and failure to achieve anything in life.

Are you contending that?

gbegemaster:
I mumu pass Buhari?

Of course. If he was a mumu and he managed to become a democratically elected president of the most populated black nation in the world, he is surely smarter than you and all your linage put together.

Next?

If the guy has experience in automobile, then that's probably the only good appointment by the terrorist in chief.

DropShot:
Of course. If he was a mumu and he managed to become a democratically elected president of the most populated black nation in the world, he is surely smarter than you and all your linage put together.

Next?

Only a mumu would believe that Smart people are elected as presidents in Nigeria.

malware:
Even if Buhari is mumu, his wealth and accomplishments in life have taken care of it.

But yours is a combination of mumuism, poverty and failure to achieve anything in life.

Are you contending that?

Then Buhari is a rich mumu. Wealth does not negate mumuism.

Maybe cause you are MALWARE you feel everyone is poor. Nor be suffer make you call yourself MALWARE?

Gosh are there no Smart people online today? These comments are barely worth my time.

gbegemaster:
Then Buhari is a rich mumu. Wealth does not negate mumuism.

Maybe cause you are MALWARE you feel everyone is poor. Nor be suffer make you call yourself MALWARE?

Gosh are there no Smart people online today? These comments are barely worth my time.

Tell me what's smart in calling your president mumu.

malware:
Tell me what's smart in calling your president mumu.

Which President? You mean the king in the north?

gbegemaster:
Which President? You mean the king in the north?

Is this your own definition of smartness?