The founder, Fight Against Desert Encroachment, (FADE), Dr. Newton Jibunoh, has said that his many years of research was responsible for the adoption of the Suzuki brand for his expedition across the desert from Nigeria to London.
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Dr. Jibunoh who spoke to journalists shortly after receiving a brand new Suzuki Grand Vitara for his Nelson Mandela United Nations project at Orchid hotel in Lekki said that his many years research on automobile has proved the Suzuki brand as very reliable, dependable, rugged and comfortable.
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"Ruggedness and comfort are unique features of the Suzuki brand. All other sport utility vehicle are equally good but they hardly combine these features like in the Suzuki brand.
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"During my expedition, I needed a vehicle that I could rely on in the desert and the Suzuki side kick was the vehicle that gave me what I wanted and that is why I have stuck to the brand 40 years after my first expedition, he said.