By Abuja, Nigeria
The Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin, has urged that Nigeria’s automotive policy be enacted into law to provide regulatory certainty and attract long-term investment into the sector.
Osanipin made the call at a capacity-building workshop for journalists organised by the Council in partnership with the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs. He said investors remain cautious when policies lack statutory backing, stressing that the automotive industry requires stability and consistency due to its capital-intensive nature.
According to him, while the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan offers strategic direction, only legislation can ensure continuity of incentives and reforms beyond administrative tenures. He disclosed that the Council will engage the National Assembly to strengthen the legal framework supporting the industry.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Akintunde Rotimi, underscored the need for specialised knowledge among legislative reporters, saying informed media coverage is essential to translating industrial policy into public understanding and national development outcomes.
Rotimi said the engagement reflects a deliberate strategy by the House to strengthen professionalism within its parliamentary media ecosystem and ensure legislative reporting keeps pace with increasingly complex policy issues.
Reacting, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, Grace Ike, called on legislative reporters and media professionals to strengthen policy focused reporting on Nigeria’s automotive industry, saying informed journalism is vital to public understanding, investment attraction and accountability.
Ike described the training as a strategic intervention aimed at equipping journalists to translate complex sectoral policies into accessible public knowledge capable of shaping national development outcomes.
