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ENUGU GOVT GEARS TO REPOSITION ANAMMCO
The Enugu State Government has stated its desire and preparedness to reposition the old Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO), based in Enugu, to upscale its economic relevance in the state.
The State Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Mr. Chika Ugwoke, made the pledge after Gov. Peter Mbah took a facility tour of the ANAMMCO vehicle production facilities on Thursday.
ANAMMCO was conceived by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Second National Development Plan (1970–1975).
Addressing newsmen, Ugwuoke said the essence of the tour was to have a first-hand assessment of the company’s production and after-sales support capacity.
Ugwoke said the governor’s unparalleled passion for infrastructural development for his state made him ever-ready to collaborate with the private sector in the actualization of his development goals.
“He simply concluded that ANAMMCO will soon bounce back to its days of serial and concerted vehicle production,” Ugwuoke said.
Earlier, the ANAMMCO Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Ben Ejindu, said that Enugu State was a stakeholder in ANAMMCO and that the current administration led by Mbah was poised to integrate the firm into its rapid strategic transformation plan for the state.
Ejindu said that ANAMMCO had the potential to give employment to the teeming masses at every stratum of manpower.
He added that the company was one of the greatest assets of Enugu State, and as such, Gov. Mbah would ensure that it became more operational.
“Enugu State is a stakeholder and host state of ANAMMCO. The firm has the potential to give employment to middle-, low-, and high-level manpower within the state.”
He stressed that Mbah was interested in ensuring that ANAMMCO was repositioned to provide robust, comprehensive auto sector services to the state and its residents.
Also commenting on the tour, Mr. Uche Okeke, a director of the company, said that the visit was a major step in the right direction for the state in harnessing the huge potential of ANAMMCO.
“The collaboration will provide cost-effective mass transit solutions, boost employment rates, and guarantee youth empowerment through relevant skills development,” he said.
The company was incorporated on Jan. 17, 1977, and its factory was inaugurated on July 8, 1980, by the first executive president of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, while its commercial production of trucks began in January 1981.
The incorporation of ANAMMCO was the fulfilment of a joint venture agreement between Nigeria and Daimler AG of Germany, which became the pioneering technical partner and co-shareholder.
