The Lagos State Governor, Mr.
Akinwunmi Ambode has commissioned an assembly plant belonging to AfriOne Limited,
makers of mobile phones and other consumer devices, reports ITRealms.
In his address to the occasion,
Gov. Ambode who was represented by his Commissioner for Science and Technology,
Mr. Olufemi Odubiyi commended the management
and staff of AfriOne Nigeria.
The governor was particular on the recent
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between AfriOne and Lagos State
government which aims at training students of Lagos State Polytechnic.
This partnership, he said, has given birth to
some 5,000 students of LASPOTECH.
Responding to questions, the Commissioner told ITRealms that the partnership also has room for the building of a competence
centre in the state by AfriOne and plan has been advanced for the acquisition
of land for such a structure.
He pointed out that Lagos will leverage on its
Employment Trust Fund (ETF) to ensure that more Lagosians benefit from
investment such as this one from AfriOne in the state.
Equally in a chat with ITRealms, the founder
and chief executive officer of AfriOne, Mr. Sahir Berry said that the company
with the commissioning of its assembly plant is determined to launch consumer
devices in the state.
He described it as a technological breakthrough
and precedent for the enterprise and Nigeria’s over 170 million strong
population, which will herald the availability of the first in-country produced
smartphones for sale in the Nigeria marketplace.
According to him, AfriOne is championing
corporate socio-economic development while wholly supporting the ‘Made in
Nigeria’ mantra.
The CEO, who was accompanied at the occasion by
the Managing Director, Contec Global, Mr. Roheen Berry, AfriOne co-founder and
Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Hemang Kapur, Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Lekan
Akinjide, as well as Mr. Jailesh Shah of Gontec Global among others, promises
to model their products to utilize cutting-edge technology, reflet a modern,
sleek design and integrate the latest and arguably necessary financial
technology.
As part of AfriOne strategy to checkmate fake
products, Mr. Berry assured on the affordability and availability of their
products.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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