By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Enugu State Government has unveiled an electric-powered tricycle, otherwise known as “keke napep”.
A native of Enugu State, Chukwuemeka Eze is the innovator of the battery-powered tricycle that runs without fuel.
The tricycle has the capacity of running for 18 hours.
General Manager of Enugu Tech Hub Centre, Mr. Chidubem Anoworem, who performed the launching ceremony, said he was excited that the Enugu State Tech Eco System was beginning to breed.
He said as quoted by DailyPost, “we are gaining ground, we are altering the paradigm, we are changing the narrative in Enugu. I resumed six months ago, and my standpoint is to bring about a tech-revolution, such that Enugu State will become the next silicon value of technology in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“Silicon value is an enabler, where innovations like this are created; so, we want to make Enugu the epicenter of innovations and this is just the beginning.
“We are going to do an incubator programme where software will meet hardware; so, there is definitely going to be more advancements; I am excited that this young man has created this and the Enugu State Tech Hub is going to take him to the next level.
“I am speaking for the Enugu Government. I know that the Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is excited about this; that’s why he created the Enugu State Tech Hub in the first place, to be able to make innovations like this come stay, at the end of the day, it will be a place people will like to come.”
