By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has given a pass mark to Kona, the assembled-in-Nigeria electric car.

He described it as fantastic.

Prof. Osinbajo spoke on Tuesday in Abuja after the unveiling of the Made-in-Nigeria fair that featured the exhibition of the first electric car assembled in Nigeria, among other locally manufactured products.

A statement by his spokesman, Mr. Laolu Akande, said the Vice-President was commenting on his experience after driving the car at the fair.

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He described the innovative car as a showcase of what is possible in Nigeria.

Aside touring the exhibition stands in company of top government officials, Osinbajo drove the electric car with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo and the Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu.

“It was a very good drive, fantastic. It just shows what is possible. I am glad to see that this is an assembled-in-Nigeria electric car. You can literally charge it anywhere. I think it is a very fantastic innovation, fantastic product. I can tell because I just drove it.”

Other dignitaries at the event, which was part of Nigeria’s 60th anniversary celebration, included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Mohammed Bello and his Information and Culture counterpart, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

After the exhibition, Osinbajo also visited the Federal Road Safety Corps’ (FRSC) headquarters where he inaugurated the National Traffic Radio 107.1 FM.