The Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) has said that it is not under any form of pressure from the Federal Government to relocate its company to either Lagos or Kaduna State.
IVM’s head of corporate communication, Cornel Osigwe, said this in a statement on Wednesday.
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Mr Osigwe said the company which is headquartered in Nnewi, Anambra State, had not received any directive from the Federal Government asking it to relocate.
“There has never been any such directive from the Federal Government or her agents to withdraw our license based on our company’s current head office,” he said.
Osigwe said that the company was constrained to make a statement following reports falsely credited to its chairman, Innocent Chukwuma.
“We would have ignored the statement and the publication in its entirety, knowing that they are the handiwork of mischief makers, but being silent may be misconstrued as acceptance.
“We are urging the public to disregard such report, we want to set the record straight, there is no such order from the Federal Government,” he said.
According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has been supportive to the company.
“Under the current administration, the Nnewi Auto-Industrial Park was initiated to support automobile parts manufacturing companies.
“This initiative which is aimed at supporting Nigeria’s automobile manufacturing companies is receiving a boost under the current administration,” he said.
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“As a company, we are patronized by government agencies such as the Nigerian Military, Police, Federal Road Safety Commission, Fire Service, and Immigration.
“We are in partnership with the Nigerian Air Force for development and promotion of joint activities and associated Aerospace Ground Equipment.”
