By The Qoheleth
At a period when many people are moving towards a cleaner, smarter and more efficient transportation, an extraordinary Nigerian Arc Kelechi Orji has taken the bull by the horn through the production of Roxettes electric vehicles. As the world is migrating to sustainable energy, Nigeria do not need to sit back and watch the world move not doing anything. Abia provided an enabling and favourable environment to start. Roxettes took up the challenge and shows that it is equal to the task.
Roxettes Motors, an indigenous automobile manufacturing firm, has commenced the assembling of vehicles in Abia State, Nigeria.
The assembly plant is located at Obu-Aku City, in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State with all the equipment needed to start the 40,000 units of automobiles per annum.
Kaycee Orji told Governor Alex Otti of Abia State that the dream came to fruition due to the encouragement from him. The governor provided the enabling environment and fulfilled every promise he made when they shared their dream of setting up a vehicle assembling plant in Nigeria.
Orji told the governor, ‘I told you of my plans to have an assembly plant and you asked me to bring it to Abia. I am grateful to you, for the peaceful business atmosphere you have created in Abia. Everything you promised us, you have fulfilled’.
‘You promised us land where we would build the assembly plant and in less than a month, you gave us an offer letter and Certificate of Occupancy. I have to inform you now that construction is seriously ongoing at Obu-Aku City. We call it Eco-Drive Green Tech Metropolis, because we have in mind to do a whole lot of things within that space. And, one of the things we are doing already is the construction of the assembly plant’.
The assembly plant is expected to roll out about 40,000 units of automobiles per annum and 70 percent of the production, would be mainly innovative products, like electric vehicles and compressed natural gas (CNG) driven vehicles. The company will also have a production line capable of converting any vehicle to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
Obu-aku City, is also identified as a well-planned and strategic place to do business with the natural gas lines which is an added advantage for smart companies to do their businesses.
“We have produced our CNG generators in China and they will be leaving China soon, so that we don’t bother or stress the already crowded demands on the national grid since we already have gas lines that pass through that location,” Orji said.
According to him, the company will employ over one thousand Abians, by the time they kick start their operations.
Orji came with a prototype of their vehicle model already assembled abroad for the Governor to see and feel the quality of their products.
Governor Otti welcomed and thanked Kaycee Orji for coming to update him on the level of progress made on the project. He was delighted to hear the cheering news that the car assembly plant will soon start operation and expressed the hope that they will move from assembling to full production.
Some of those who are using Roxettes car testified about the efficiency of the vehicle.
According to Mrs. Nneoma Okoro, “I have been driving my Roxettes eco drive hybrid car for over a year now and I’m impressed by its performance, fuel efficiency, and reduced carbon footprint. The team at Roxettes truly delivered on their promise of innovative and sustainable transportation solutions.”
Dr. Chukwuemeka Uche also stated, “I was blown away by the sleek design and smooth ride of my Roxettes Eco luxury car. But what really impressed me was the exceptional customer service and commitment to sustainability. Roxettes is truly setting a new standard for the automative industry in Africa.”
In the same mode, the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders have commended the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti and the Chief Executive Officer of Roxettes Motors, Mr. Kaycee Orji, for their moves to establish the Rosettes Motor Assembly plant in Abia State, describing the gesture as highly commendable and appreciated by them.
The youths, in a statement signed by their President-General, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, said, “The assembling of Roxettes Motors will bring to an end the issue of dumping outdated and expired vehicles in Nigeria, as the company is poised to meet the vehicular demands of the federal and various state governments, parastatals, corporations and private persons in the country.
They commended Governor Otti for encouraging Mr. Otti to bring Roxettes Motors down to Abia State and giving the company all the necessary support needed to establish the assembling plant in the state.
Roxette Motors, an indigenous automobile manufacturing firm, has announced plans to commence the assembling of vehicles in Abia State before the end of 2024.
The construction of its assembly plant at Obu-Aku City, in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State is nearing completion and all the equipment needed to start the assembling of 40,000 units of automobiles per annum is expected to arrive in Abia State, before the end of 2024, according to the CEO of Roxettes Motors, Orji.
