{"id":7155,"date":"2021-03-12T17:23:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T17:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=7155"},"modified":"2021-03-12T17:23:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T17:23:50","slug":"glory-of-nigeria-in-the-diaspora-nigerian-born-united-states-scholar-jelani-haidar-aliyu-behind-americas-general-motors-most-creative-design-personally-invented-2010-chevrolet-volt-2004-pontia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/glory-of-nigeria-in-the-diaspora-nigerian-born-united-states-scholar-jelani-haidar-aliyu-behind-americas-general-motors-most-creative-design-personally-invented-2010-chevrolet-volt-2004-pontia\/","title":{"rendered":"GLORY OF NIGERIA IN THE DIASPORA: Nigerian born United States Scholar, JELANI HAIDAR ALIYU behind America’s General Motors’ Most Creative design, personally invented 2010 Chevrolet Volt, 2004 Pontiac G6 \u2026making wave as Director General of the Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council *Kaduna boy celebrated senior creative designer at GM factory plant in Michigan *Graduate of Federal Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi won two prestigious award at Ford Motor Company and Michelin, USA *Honored Best Student at College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Named co-designer of Oldsmobile Bravada, Buick Rendezvous cars *Outstanding as lead exterior designer for hybrid electric vehicle with a sleek arcing roofline in Yankee *\u201cMy parent are behind my success story. They encouraged me realize my dream in life by allowing me become who I wanted to be. For example, when I attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria and decided not want to continue there, they were supportive. On the design of Chevrolet Volt: Look at a tiny leaf, it is only a millimeter thick and yet it is a highly efficient factory. I tried to understand nature’s efficiency and design. I pulled those concepts and applied them to the Chevrolet Volt\u201d-ALIYU *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GLORY OF NIGERIA IN THE DIA<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>S<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>PORA:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nigerian born United <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>State<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>s<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/b>Scholar<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, JELANI HAIDAR ALIYU behind America’s<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> General Motor<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>s’ <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Mo<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>s<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>t Creative <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>design<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> personally invented <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>2010 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Chevrolet Volt, 2004 Pontiac G6<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026making wave<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/b>a<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>s<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/b>Director General of the Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*Kaduna boy <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>celebrat<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>ed<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> senior creative designer at GM factory plant in Michigan<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*Graduate of Federal Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi won two prestigious award at Ford Motor <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Company and Michelin, U<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>S<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>A<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*Honored Be<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>s<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>t <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>S<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>tudent at College for Creative <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Studies in Detroit, <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Named co-designer of Oldsmobile Bravada, Buick Rendezvous cars<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*Outstanding as lead exterior designer for hybrid electric vehicle with a sleek arcing roofline in Yankee<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*\u201cMy parent are behind my success story. They encouraged me realize my dream in life by allowing me become who I wanted to be. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>For example, when I attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria and decided not want to continue there, they were supportive. On the design of Chevrolet Volt<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Look at a tiny leaf, it is only a millimeter thick and yet it is a highly efficient factory. I tried to understand nature’s efficiency and design. I pulled those concepts and applied them to the Chevrolet Volt\u201d-<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>ALIYU<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>AMERI<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>C<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>AN Foreign Bureau <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>C<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>hief<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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HE WA<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>S the secret behind the design of America’s top vehicles: <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Chevrolet Volt, Pontiac G6. JELANI HAIDAR ALIYU i<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>s a Kaduna boy whose determination to attain success had no limitation. Having won numerous awards in Detroit, Michigan for his creativity, this Nigerian born naturalized American was invited back home by the Nigeria government and offered appointment as Director General of the Nigerian Automotive Deign and Development <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>C<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>ouncil, a position he has been holding till date. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Nigerian<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/b>automotive designer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>, who worked for the American car company-General Motor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> was a senior creative designer at GM, until his appointment as the Director general of the Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in 2017 by Nigerian president <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Muhammadu Buhari<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n