The Executive
Management of Buy Naija, a private sector – driven local patronage initiative
of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has congratulated
Zinox Technologies Limited, manufacturers of Nigeria’s first internationally certified
branded computers for sustaining its pioneer role in Information and
Communication Technology (ICT).
The Chairman of the
Project Management Team, William Iheanacho Otabil, expressed surprise at the quality
of professionals, the digital factory, training facilities and expansive layout
of the robust investment at the Zinox headquarters.
He also told DigitalSENSE Business News that
before the visit he did not know that such an edifice existed in Nigeria,
adding that Zinox was yet to get its due in terms of recognition and patronage
for promoting local brand.
Mr. Otabil said that the
love of Nigeria, as shown by the dedication of the Zinox Group, is central to
the realization of the Nigerian dream.
“Citizens must think
and act in a manner that promotes Nigeria ahead of the individual and a key
aspect of this emphasis is the deliberate patronage of Made in Nigeria products
and services; a vision that has united Buy Naija and Zinox Technologies
Limited, in a partnership that will use more creative methods to persuade
Nigerians to buy Made in Nigeria products and services for job creation,” said
Mr. Otabil.
He pointed that the
campaign with the theme Buy Naija … create jobs, is to convince Nigerians that
the high expectation for rapid development and good governance must be matched
by a positive Buy Made in Nigeria attitude.
Earlier, Mr. Otabil applauded
the Chairman of Zinox, Leo Stan Ekeh, for the single-minded efforts to make
Nigeria a global force in Information and Communications Technology when he
could easily have made money from oil. He congratulated the Zinox Group for the
longevity of the companies within the Group and in particular for the
international standard of the Zinox brand of PCs. Mr. Otabil referred to the Zinox
PC as the flagship of Nigerian technology, a source of pride to modern Nigeria.
In his reply, the
Chairman of Zinox, Leo Stan Ekeh, congratulated Buy Naija for the bold
initiative and urged the project team not to relent as the fight for Nigeria’s
development must be fought from all fronts.
As a PC manufacturer
and solutions provider, he said that Zinox was launched on the conviction that
only high quality products and services would survive the onslaught of numerous
global technology giants.
The Zinox Chairman informed
that from day one, Zinox PCs came standard with the Naira sign on its
international keyboard and a surge arrest that defied the erratic nature of
power supply in Nigeria.
Further, Mr. Ekeh said
that Zinox remains the strongest partner of Microsoft and Intel in sub-Saharan
Africa, a relationship that helps sustain the world-class quality standards of
the Zinox brand.
Ekeh revealed that the
innovations at Zinox have continued to differentiate the brand in ways that
addresses the problems of the nation and cited an instance that the PCs come
standard with over 2 million e-books in a bid to reinvigorate the reading
culture while improving the outcomes of teaching and learning in schools.
Additionally, he
pointed out that the Zinox Legacy is embedded with a positive history of
political events and personalities since independence in 1960. In his words
“when we say that Zinox is a Nigerian PC we mean that its design, attributes
and content are determined by challenges in the Nigerian environment.”
Ekeh noted that Zinox
has evolved into a domain for integrated ICT solutions: Integrated e-library
solutions provider, certified e-education specialist, certified digital power
provider, advanced systems integrator, biometric solutions specialist and many
more.
The Zinox Boss said
that unfortunately the preference for foreign products and services, right from
the top continue to undermine the efforts of local manufacturers and service
providers and remain the root cause of unemployment in the country.
According to him, “Innovations
in Nigeria are stunted, not harnessed for national development because there
are no funds from patronage to pursue research to its logical conclusion.”
Stressing that Zinox is in this partnership because of the urgent need for a new
orientation towards Made in Nigeria products and services.
“We must love this country and be prepared to go the extra mile for her” he asserted.
Correspondent/DigitalSENSE Business News
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