By Odo Ogenyi,Uyo
Akwa Ibom based Isreali automobile firm MIMSHAC Transportation Technologies Ltd. has signed an MOU with the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, NATA, for the distribution and marketing of its high quality Mimshac oil filter.
The oil filter is currently produced at it’s production line at the car plant in Itu Local Council of the state while the MOU was signed, weekend during a brief ceremony at the company premises.
At the ceremony, the CEO of Mimshac Group, Mr. Valentino Okorie said the strategic partnership deal was the company’s own way of empowering automobile technicians in the state through a strategic business deal to ensure they benefit from the distribution of the products in the South-South and South-East region.
He lauded Governor Udom Emmanuel for the enabling environment his administration has created which has made it possible for the auto firm to make progress in the State.
Okorie disclosed that 72 staff with 81% local content were currently working at the Assembly plant with plans to employ over 500 when two additional production lines of the oil filter section arrive.
He hinted that the production of automobiles at the car plant would commence as soon as the twenty trainees being sent to Israel to understudy vehicle production and assembly return to the country.
He said the 20 trainees would be the ones to train other indegenes in line with its technology transfer policy.
State Chairman of NATA, Mr Charlie Eka appreciated the Mimshac team for believing in them, and pledged their commitment towards the viability of the partnership.
Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Mr. Essien Ndueso lauded the Mimshac group for keying into the industrialization agenda of the Governor while lauding the strategic partnership between the company and NATA.
Essien said Emmanuel’s vision on job creation has found expression in the factory and urged the company to expedite the process of churning out vehicles produced in Akwa Ibom which renained it’s core mandate.
An oil filter is a mechanical device that removes contaminant, dirt, and unburned fuel from circulating, allowing just the circulation of fresh oil into the engine.
