September 2, 2025 – The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) held a high-level meeting to discuss the implementation of Nigeria’s first automotive policy and explore collaboration between the two agencies.
The Director-General of NADDC, Mr. Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, sought guidance from the Director-General of BPP, Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, on policy implementation frameworks. He explained that BPP has the mandate to provide such guidelines, which would be shared with stakeholders and local assemblers involved in Complete Knocked Down (CKD) and Semi Knocked Down (SKD) vehicle assembly.
Mr. Osanipin stressed the need to promote Made-in-Nigeria vehicles among government officials. He proposed that “at least 50% of vehicles used across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies should be locally manufactured.” He also called for stronger aftersales support, spare parts availability, and a credit corporation system to make vehicle ownership more affordable.
In his response, Dr. Adedokun noted that BPP’s role goes beyond compliance to ensuring international standards. He identified aftersales service as a major challenge and urged assemblers to adopt pricing models that would make vehicles more accessible to Nigerians.
He further emphasized the need for NADDC to collaborate with the power sector in developing electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and sustainable energy solutions for the future of the automotive industry.
BPP also announced plans to conduct a nationwide vehicle audit. The survey will cover annual vehicle production, sales, and usage patterns across the country. NADDC is expected to provide the framework and templates to guide this exercise.
The meeting ended with a resolution to engage local assemblers on issues such as insurance, warranty, aftersales, local component sourcing, collaboration with the power sector, and other industry priorities.
