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50
exhibitors expected at 10th Abuja Auto Show
By Sun News Publishing
Friday
March 21, 2008
When the 10th Abuja International Auto Show opens on Wednesday,
May 14, no fewer than 50 participants will be exhibiting sundry
automotive products and related services at the Eagle Square
venue. Out of this number, at least 10 of them will be flaunting
Chinese brands of vehicles.
Disclosing this at a press briefing in Lagos, the managing
director of BKG Limited (the firm that organizes the annual
fair), Mr. Ifeanyi Agwu, informed the motoring Press that
the fair was being packaged in a special way to make it a
befitting 10th anniversary edition.
He said that the 10th anniversary edition would be bigger
than any previous one, especially last year’s which
was attended by about 36 auto firms, adding that many events
and side attractions have been integrated into the programme
to make the “milestone” grand.
Agwu said at the briefing: “We are ready to roll. Every
arrangement is being put in place. We have reached out to
thousands of people and the response is very encouraging.
This year’s show is special because it is going to mark
the 10th anniversary. In anything, the 10th anniversary is
a milestone…A lot of attractions have been line up to
celebrate it”
According to him, two salient features will be noticeable
this year; one being the expansion of the scope of the fair
through the involvement of all state transport companies and
the presence of some governors who are expected to exploit
the participation of many auto companies to discuss partnership
deals that would lead to the development of transportation
in their areas.
“The invited governors will use the fair to meet with
participants to explore the opportunities of opening outlets
in their states, so that activities in the sector will permeate
other parts of the country’s market, aside Lagos and
Abuja,” the BKG managing director said.
One of the high points of the fair which will run from May
14 to 22 at the usual venue, Eagle Square, will be awards
and recognition for “participants who have contributed
to the growth of the annual exhibition over the years”.
Emphasizing that Abuja International Motor Fair is an exhibition
for the entire Nigerian market, and not an Abuja affair, Agwu
said, “as usual, we are intensifying one-on-one contact
with more than 25,000 potential visitors from agencies, parastatals,
diplomatic corps and many others, to come to see the fair”.
The targets are spread across the country.
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