I Need Nigerian Made Helicopter Before I Handover, Buhari Challenges NASENI John Shiklam in Kaduna President Muhammadu Buhari has given a fresh challenge to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NAS
President Muhammadu Buhari has given a fresh challenge to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure and the Air Force Institute of Technology Kaduna to complete work on the ongoing manufacturing of the first Nigerian-made Helicopter before the end of his administration.
The NASENI Executive Vice Chairman during a meeting with the newly appointed commandant of AFIT Air Vice Marshal Paul Olugbeji Jemitola in Kaduna, disclosed that President Buhari was particularly interested in the completion of works on the Made in Nigeria helicopter during NASENI quarterly briefing of Mr. President by the EVC/CE on the activities of the agency last week.
According to him, “no stone will be left unturned in order to accomplish the work so that the desire of Mr. President on the Helicopter Project will be realized” Explaining further on the significance of AAVDI as NASENI emerging institute, the EVC/CE disclosed that “the Aeronautics and Air Vehicle Equipment Development Institute located at AFIT Kaduna is one of the new institutes of NASENI approved by President Buhari. The institute has the mandate to research and develop spare parts, components and systems of Aeronautics and Air Vehicle Technologies. It is mandated to produce both passenger and military aircraft through backward integration.
On the second project that was inspected by the EVC/CE, he said that the federal government has a plan to develop industrial parks for the Automotive sectors in three zones of the country: Nnewi-Anambra State, Osogbo in Osun State and Igabi, Kaduna State. The project initiative is in line with the concept of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment which initially proposed establishing the Automotive Supplier Industrial Park .
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