Mecofinder, App to find mechanics unveiled in Lagos
To provide maximum convenience and comfort, an application known as Mecofinder, designed to locate competent mechanics within the Lagos metropolis has been unveiled in Lagos yesterday.
Speaking at the unveiling, designer of the app, Adekeye Damilare said that the essence of the Mecofinder is to connect servicemen and technicians to motorists who may need their services anywhere in the country.
According to Adekeye,Mecofinder, the latest technological medium uses GPS and recovers signals from the satellite which is used to coordinate in a latitude and longitudinal way, to connect vehicle owners to either mechanics, vulcanizes, spray painters, panel beaters, electricians, battery charger amongst others.
“We advise users to go to Mecofinder, download and launch the app. A user can decide to select from the 14 categories that we have. When you pick any option, it automatically locates the location of that user. It fetches all available technicians within that vicinity. The location-based device also identify the profile of each technician, category and the distance of the technicians one may need from the location where the vehicle owner may be”.
Director of the business concept and Mecofinder manufacturer, OluOmoyemi said the app was developed to ease the inconveniences motorists face on the roads, adding that the platform also enable vehicle owners to have access to competent and confirmed servicemen within their immediate location.
“We are starting with Lagos and we are going to other states. We are hoping Nigerians will stop those who are going to give the association a bad name”, Omoyemi said.
Adekeye Kehinde who is in charge of Mecofinder Subscriptions emphasized that the essence of Mecofinder is to provide convenience and comfort for vehicle owners, adding that they have made payment system convenient.
“We have made payment system convenient. Payment for it by operators is strictly on verification and registration We are not money conscious but are more interested about professionalism and the satisfaction of our clients first. We are given it at a token of N1, 000 for six months. The payment can be paid directly from their bank accounts”, Adekeye said.
Technical partner to the app manufacturers, Yomi Osuntokun confirmed that the viability of the application. Osuntokun who stated that users will find Mecofinder very useful, assured that he will give banking, security services and technical infrastructural support to the Mecofinder initiative
State Chairman of the Nigerian Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), Julius Lawal commended the Mecofinder initiative, adding that the association is ready to cooperate with the initiators.
In his own views, Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Surulere, Tunji Ogunkoye applauded the Mecofinder initiative, stressing that when the concept works, it would help the FRSC in their campaign of clearing road obstacles across the country.
Ogunkoye said that since the issue of vehicle breakdown would be tackled, that would help the corps in ensuring that there are no obstacles on the road and ultimately make the roadsafe for all.
Ogunkoye, however advised that, what will make the app work effectively, is only when the issue of competence is not compromised. He therefore charged the app ownersto ensure that all servicemen involved are well and properly verified and scrutinized.
The FRSC Commander who told them to do further research on the app also urged the Mecofinder initiators to involve organisations such as FRSC, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Ministry of Transportation amongst others, stressing that such involvement would make their verified servicemen credible and widely accepted.
According the app manufacturers, the technicians who have been verified on the platform would be insured and stand the chances of enjoying insurance covers for their professional indemnity, that is professional negligence and compensations in cases of workplace accidents.
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo
