By Tajudeen Adebanjo
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on the Ease of Doing Business and Secretary, Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Dr. Jumoke Oduwole has lauded Cars45’s Automotive Entrepreneur Programme, also called Autoprenuer.
The initiative, according the automotive trading platform, was designed as a framework for poverty alleviation and drive business growth and profitability for individuals irrespective of their social class.
Oduwole praised the giant strides made by entrepreneurial ventures like Cars45 in deepening growth.
She said: “Companies like Cars45 represent the energy of this economy as entrepreneurial activities account for over 48 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contributions and, therefore, are a demography that can’t be ignored. We are not unaware of the challenges that businesses face and we are doing everything within our power to set the economy on the right path. It is important to see every challenge as an opportunity. I am happy that Cars45 is one of the forward-thinking and visionary organisations in the automotive space and with the African Continental Free Trade Agreement AfCFTA, I am even more hopeful that deploying technology they would be able to scale and help grow the economy.”
On the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) Bill, Oduwole noted that there are concerted efforts to ensure broad participation in framing the policy.
“There is no economy in the world that has developed without having a vibrant auto assembly and production industry because of the catalytic amount of jobs that the sector can create. There is need for a policy that will take us to where we want to be.
‘’The auto industry is pivotal and critical to the growth of our economy and so we are taking our time to shape the automotive policy so that we are able to compete with other players on the continent and enable those who have invested resources derive maximal value. We need an auto policy that will be enduring; we don’t want a policy that we will have and after few years, we will need to change it and that is why we are calling for more contributions,” she said.
Cars45 Chief Executive Officer Etop Ikpe said the initiative provides Nigerians the opportunity of making extra income by referring people to buy, swap or sell their cars or subscribe to the rich bouquet of services that the firm offers.
The services, Ikpe said, include its Emergency Road Assistance, Premium Inspections, Concierge, Inspection and Valuation, Pre-Order, and Annual Maintenance Contract.
According to him, the initiative is in tandem with the federal government’s desire to drive economic growth, invest in human capital and build a globally competitive economy while adding that the initiative will complement government’s efforts to move millions out of the poverty bucket as a viable and sustainable income stream.
“We recognise that our platform helps to create lot of opportunities for people and Nigeria’s biggest problem is unemployment. We have a huge youth population that must be fully engaged. And so, at Cars45, we simply created a programme that enable people without any prior education or experience with the automotive retail to be engaged and make something for themselves.
‘’This Automotive Entrepreneurship programme has been re-designed to equip people with the right technology as well as enable participants increase their income levels by leveraging our services,” he said.
Cars45 Vice President, Retail Services, John Egwu, said the programme was designed to accommodate youths who want to be part of the scheme.
“We want to give Nigerians another option of source of income. We are blessed as a country, so we want everyone to marshal their energy towards a new Nigerian economy model that can be self-sustaining for all,” he said.
On how the programme works, Vice President, C2B Services Mayokun Fadeyibi, noted that individuals could get started by signing up at the firm’s website to earn commissions and bonuses daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly when they successfully refer people to buy and sell cars through the Cars45 network.
“You start as an agent, grows to become a team leader where you manage about 20 down liners and as you consistently meet your targets, you can become a Cars45 franchise dealer partner. There is a clear and transparent growth path and using technology, people can conveniently track or monitor their progress in real time and online,” she said.
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