# Ebonyi State Launches Automotive Training Centre

Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru inaugurated the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) Automotive Training Centre in Abakaliki, marking the first such facility in Nigeria's South-East geopolitical zone. This center aims to enhance local automotive industry capacity by fostering technical education, skills acquisition, and technology transfer to support industrialization and economic transformation. The initiative is designed to attract automobile manufacturers and investors by providing a skilled workforce and an enabling environment for automotive development.

- The facility is equipped with modern training tools to support workforce development, technical innovation, and technology transfer, critical for automotive manufacturing growth.
- Procurement professionals should note the state's focus on local capacity building, which may influence future contract requirements emphasizing skilled labor and technical expertise.
- Automotive industry contractors and suppliers can explore opportunities linked to the center's development and the broader industrialization efforts in Ebonyi State.
- This initiative signals potential growth in automotive-related procurement and investment in the South-East region, encouraging engagement with state and federal agencies like NADDC.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** September 19, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC)
- Ebonyi State Government
- Federal Government of Nigeria

### Key Quotes
> The facility is equipped with modern training tools and designed to support skills acquisition, technical innovation, technology transfer, workforce development among others.
> — Oluwemimo Osanipin, Director-General, NADDC

> The facility marks a significant step in Ebonyis industrialisation drive, designed to train automobile mechanics and develop a new generation of technicians, engineers, innovators among others.
> — Francis Nwifuru, Governor

### Sources
- [Governor Nwifuru Woos Automobile Manufacturers To Ebonyi State ](https://igberetvnews.com/1498031/governor-nwifuru-woos-automobile-manufacturers-ebonyi-state) - Igbere TV