A Lagos based importer of automobile battery and the Chief Executive Officer of the Emilinks Limited, Solomon Chukwuemeka Nwadiogbu has lamented the annual loss of N150 billion to fake battery products damaging a lot of cars in Nigeria.
Nwadiogbu expressed displeasure over the damage fake batteries have cost Nigerians over the years and offered solution to the challenge, saying that his company was willing to offer Nigerians batteries with five years life span with three years warranty.
“In Nigeria, battery failure is one of the top problems among car owners,” Nwadiogbu told journalists. “Nigeria needs about five million batteries every year, this includes solar, forklift, cranes, and other heavy-duty equipment. For a country with an annual demand of 720,000 vehicles, you would agree that this is a very big issue Nigerians are struggling with.
“The use of bad batteries will affect the engines of automobile vehicles. We forsee a serious threat because of the influx of substandard batteries into the country that are a threat to the economy because many people waste their hard earned money to buy these products at an average cost of N30,000, and going by Nigeria’s annual battery demand of five million batteries, it means we are losing a whopping N150 billion naira annually to fake automobile batteries.”
Nwadiogbu expressed displeasured that “Koreans and the Chinese have made Nigeria a dumping ground for fake batteries. This is a heavy colossal waste to our economy and mustn’t be tolerated anymore.”
He said his company had imported quality batteries that could last five years with three years warranty.
“Batteries at Emilinks are ‘follow-come’, same quality as the ones that comes with a brand-new car. We have them in different sizes; 65 amps, 75 amps, 63 amps, 77 amps, 90 amps, 140 amps, 190 amps, and 100 amps. They are all made in Europe and have 3 – 5 years lifespan so long as the car’s charging system is okay.
“A simple Google search will reveal several campaigns in the past that we have launched to impact our industry as well as the Nigerian society at large.”
“To enjoy quality products at very affordable prices on all Emilinks Limited products for the next 30 days starting from the 21st of March, 2022. All products will be made available to customers directly from the company warehouse located in Lagos. This doesn’t in anyway hinder nationwide delivery to other states across the country.”
