*As firm employs 8,000 workers, expands with new tractor plant
WorldStage– The Bank of Industry (BoI) has assured Innoson Group of continued support from the bank
The Executive Director, Large Enterprises of the bank, Mallam Omar Shekarau gave the assurance on Saturday after the management of the bank was conducted round the vehicle manufacturing factories in Nnewi, Anambra.
He said Innoson Group started small but had grown into a company Nigerians are proud of.
He urged Nigerians to patronise Innoson products to strengthen local industry and boost the national economy.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Group, Chief Innocent Chukwuma told the bank’s officials that 8000 direct workers are currently employed in his company nationwide.
According to him, the company presently has 8,000 direct staff and plans to engage 2,000 additional workers in a new factory.
He assured that the workforce would increase significantly within a short period when expansion projects are completed and new production lines become fully operational.
On gender balance, Chukwuma said women were deployed into sensitive sections of the factory because of their discipline, diligence, and strict adherence to rules.
“Let me tell you, there are some sensitive areas; we decided that it is women that will be there because they obey the rules.
“When you need accuracy in some areas, women are more prudent in such areas.
“The female folks obey the rules more than the male: train them and they obey the rules,” he said.
Chukwuma said his vision was to make youths productive and self-reliant, adding that he is establishing a tractor plant at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He said that the tractor plant would improve availability of tractors for farmers and enhance agricultural productivity across communities in the country.
He attributed his achievements to a long-standing partnership with the Bank of Industry, which he said had supported equipment acquisition for over two decades.
