Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled the first electric car to be assembled in Nigeria.
The electric car was assembled by the Stallion Group Automobile Factory in Ojo, Lagos.
The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile on Friday announced this on his twitter account.
Akosile said that Lagosians and Nigerians can now drive electric, adding that Lagos “remains the hub for the nation’s economy, a pacesetter in industrialisation.”
Sanwo-Olu at the unveiling of the electric car said, “The future that we see is the future of technology and this is the technology that we are talking about.
“This is 21st Century technology that has been brought into our country.
“With an innovation of Hyundai Kona, we do not need to put the pressure on what is the pump price of oil again, what is the pump price of petroleum again.
“All the issues and fights that we are having about prices of petroleum going up and the rest of it will be a thing of the past.
“This is a way to go, and it is the future that we are seeing now.
“This is the first electric car that we are seeing and we as the government need to partner with them,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu said there was the need to create an enabling environment for the company to do well, so that it could employ a lot more youths.
The governor said that with the unveiling of the Hyundai Kona electric car, youths would be employed and empowered for greater opportunities.
According to him, the state government will partner with Ibile Oil and Gas and other private organisations to create different charging points in the city, so that people will have where to charge the cars.
