Story from Ademola ADEBAYO, Abuja
Thirty-years old Nigerian inventor Auwal Hassan, has had his 50 kilometre per hour car unveiled by the Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.
Speaking in his office in Abuja on Monday, the minister called on youths to be innovative in producing goods and services that are usually imported, saying that would improve the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), create employment and reduce imports.
Dr. Onu reiterated the commitment of the ministry in partnering and supporting young innovators.
He underscored the need for Nigerian youths to embrace science, technology and innovation, adding that science and technology hold the key to Nigeria’s industrialisation and rapid development.
He contended that no nation can ever be great without the deployment of science, technology and innovation.
His words: “We believe very strongly that the greatest treasure of our nation is our youth. We have seen that the richest people in the world get their money through using their brains.”
“The richest corporations depend on science and technology. From the beginning of time, no nation has ever developed and become truly great without science and technology.”
“We are going to encourage you and make use of the knowledge you have. We will provide some grant to assist him to enable him to excel.”
In his remarks, Mr Hassan solicited for the cooperation of the ministry in developing more automobiles and other engineering feats such as the production of helicopters.
He said the vehicle has a speed capacity of 50 kilometres per hour, a five gear transmission and six horsepower engine speed.
Director General of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammed Haruna, said the locally produced car was assessed by his agency, adding that they will work closely with the innovator in improving the standard and quality of the car.
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