After some discussions on the encouraging story of a young entrepreneur on our Barewa Old Boys WhatsApp group, a couple of classmates and I decided to visit Mustapha Gajibo to better understand his engagement in renewable energy and project of the design and production of Nigerian electric vehicles. We were all impressed with his vision, […]
After some discussions on the encouraging story of a young entrepreneur on our Barewa Old Boys WhatsApp group, a couple of classmates and I decided to visit Mustapha Gajibo to better understand his engagement in renewable energy and project of the design and production of Nigerian electric vehicles. We were all impressed with his vision, drive, ambition and above all his commitment to seeking modern workable solutions to Nigeria’s challenges.
While in secondary school, Mustapha Gajibo had discovered the intricacies of solar power because his father had bought solar charging lamps to provide light in the house. He started studying how it worked and decided in addition to the light, he could use it to power an electric fan. He studied how fans operate, designed and produced a fan himself which he linked to the solar panel to provide him some relief from the heat in Maiduguri.
He started by building a prototype of a 16-seater vehicle that can go 200 kilometers on one charge. He was also converting keke napep to electric vehicles fitting them with panels to add to the charge from the vehicle’s rechargeable battery. The problem he explained is that they are not designed as electric vehicles and are too heavy to run with the battery and solar panel. Having been working on so many prototypes since 2017, he has finally designed his electric vehicle for mass production.
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