6,000 Nigerians rubbish NAN over news against faulty Innoson bus
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) incurred the wrath of Nigerian netizens over a news report it published concerning a bus it bought from Nigerian automobile maker, Innoson.
NAN had celebrated the report in which it shockingly added that “it expressed regrets over the patronage of made-in-Nigeria vehicles.”
The news published on Premium Times four days ago attracted a deluge of responses, and surprisingly, almost all were against NAN for making such news and also an expression of regret that an agency of Nigeria bought a Nigerian product.
Most of the respondents said there was no news in that and blamed NAN for making a mountain out of a molehill and referred the agency to instances of recall of faulty vehicles by even the world’s most renowned brands all over the world.
What’s the breaking news here, please? This is normal when it comes to automobile industries worldwide. I remember when Mercedes Benz Company recalls more than 100 make they found faulty after they were released. We deliberately hate our progress in this country.
This is no news. NAN should be ashamed of itself.
Returning it is actually not a problem, publicizing it is a very big problem with the nature of the Nigerian State.
I could remember back in 2017 A white man returned a brand new car purchased from Toyota Company and he was given a fixed date to come for a new car.
Just a single (not dozens, hundreds, or thousands) faulty vehicle and you’re making this headline news? NAN is just being embarrassingly unpatriotic.
Eseoghene Al-Faruq Ohwojeheri ·
Even the biggest producers all over the world sometimes recall cars.
Why is this a big deal?
Follow the instructions in the manufacturer’s manual to operate our machinery, if you couldn’t, Consult your service provider. That settles it.
It should make headlines in a newspaper.
Other African countries are already making use of it. Nigeria government should encourage local content, that’s how to grow our economy
Lawrence Chukwumaonyeuka. Ezeaguba
It is normal. Toyota and other motor manufacturing companies used to recall any model that had factory defects. The witch hunting no work.
And this is national news because of what? Even Toyota has caused to recall of millions of vehicles worldwide..let’s get serious, please.
I remembered when they recalled many Japanese cars (all over the world). This is no news!!!
Whatever part of Nigeria you are, if you hate IVM you are an enemy of Nigeria…
Innoson Vehicle Motors continue to do a good job, this will never stop us from patronizing your products, just consider this as a challenge and I am sure you will overcome it.
God Bless IVM and Nigeria
Toyota Camry returned some of its 2013 or 2014 because of brake issues…. So it is normal….. Google car Recalls by automobile companies… You will find several cases
It’s usual to have hitches like this. This is not news at all. Even established brands like Mercedes encounter such technical hitches. How many times do we hear of certain brands being withdrawn from the market? There is nothing breaking here. In fact, those who published this should bury their heads in shame. They have gone to expose their ulterior motives. If we cannot support the growth of indigenous firms like Innoson, then we have no business seeking to destroy them. To say NAN belongs to the Nigerian people!
This doesn’t worth being a piece of news. Even new Toyota products do have a malfunction. Innoson must be encouraged to carry go.
It’s not a new thing, it’s a process. Toyota, Peugeot, Honda, Daihatsu, Nissan, and Ford started from somewhere. It shouldn’t discourage patronage, please. Only we can help market our own product to the world. Besides, why should this make headlines self?
They are looking for ways to keep buying foreign cars!
It’s no new thing,it happens to the ones produced there too.
Look at the expensive Range Rover, it has its own issues too and those using it will tell you about its heating issue.
This is irresponsible journalism. Totally unworthy of an organization calling itself ‘Premium Times’.
We have a series of problems in Nigeria and these problems are products of the elites supported by media houses such as the Premium Times. Premium Times should be charged for saboteur against Nigeria and her people. This caption is beyond news; it amounts to the defamation of characters.
I don’t know why we don’t like progress this company is our national pride this news shouldn’t be in our newspapers at all
The truth is, there is nothing like One Nigeria we are just deceiving ourselves. there is always a factory error in the best-producing countries in the world.
Some news is just useless
This is normal, it happens even in big companies like Toyota. They are just finding ways to stop patronizing Nigerian products. If not, why put it on Premium times?
This is not a News ‘jare’
Funny enough people start laughing over it, all these advanced cars you see today, have had issues one way or the other before they make the further corrections. Always remember no production company that has never experienced factory error one way or the other, fellow Nigerians please let us support our own for the betterment of the country. God bless Innoson God bless Nigeria.
We can always get better. I remember when China phones used to be a funny thing
This is media irresponsibility. So there is no better issue to report again? This is only aimed at remarketing our Innoson. But I’m happy that Nigerians have refused to buy your corporate blackmail. The comments here show that you failed. On Homemade we stand!
So, other products like Toyota, Nissan, Kia, and others don’t have factory faults?
Why report this as news? Or do you want to demarket them? Nigeria will never value their own
Is this a ploy to demaket our only vehicle manufacturing company brand?
There are things that are supposed not to be in the news.
Even the most advanced technologies do mistakes.
We must learn to protect our own.
Is this a plot to demarket Innoson vehicles? Even Mercedes and Toyota recall some of their cars for technical reasons.
They returned it and invited the press to carry the news. This is how we bring our own down. Toyota returns faulty cars all the time so, this is no news.
My organization bought some vehicles from them, but there are problems with them. But what I do know, we will get better. Innoson will improve.
Whatever, The IVM is doing a wonderful job so far. May Allah continue to Uplift them. Amin.
Toyota returns faulty cars everywhere
Innoson mgt should immediately check and make corrections. If possible call back the buses already out there. Foreign car manufacturers also experience such and do make recalls.
Not New. Factory faults sometimes happen.
We derive joy in telling the world that ours is bad. Even Toyota makes mistakes in the course of production.
Is that national news? Those who are behind this news are enemies of Nigeria. Toyota, Tesla, and other world-renowned car manufacturers have had cause to recall of thousands of cars. Please, let us be proud of our own. China started like this in the 70s. I am proud of made-in-Nigeria.
This is really worthy of making news. I mean, for the first time in the history of IVM. And it’s just 1 unit, as against Toyota that recalled thousands of cars for being faulty. Kudos to Innoson and Nigeria as a whole.
This is just to run down our own…… because it’s owned by someone from a particular region. What’s new about having newly manufactured cars faulty? Even Toyota and others normally recall cars cos they’re faulty. Stop d nonsense, this is not News.
Useless and pointless post from Premium Times…It’s a factory error, just finding the means to downcast this man…God pass una…
God bless Innoson motors!
Cars are recalled every day by Honda, Toyota, Ford, Telsa, and other major car producers. So what’s special about this?
Nonsense, that’s why l hate Premium Times, a very useless and petty news outfit.
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