Aba Artisans Now Cresting ‘Made In Aba’ On Goods Rather Than ‘Made In Japan’ – Ikpeazu

Abia State governor Dr Okezie Ikpeazu said that his administration has been able to give Aba artisans in his state the confidence to stamp on their wares ‘Made In Aba’ instead of giving someone in Japan or China the credit.

Ikpeazu, while speaking yesterday at the investiture of Rtn. Andy U. Obasi, as the 15th President of the Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, said he has been able to take the ‘Made In Aba’ campaign to an unimaginable height which now gives local producers in Abia the opportunity to compare their products with any other all over the world and as well put food on the tables of Aba artisans who toiled to all day to make the wares.

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“Having served for at least, 24 months as the chief servant of Abia State, I will say that I have been able to change the timidity of the Aba business person from spending 18 hours and preparing shoes only to wake up and acknowledge somebody in Japan who did not do anything by just stamping on that shoes made in Japan.’’

“It is for this reason that I took to begin to market from my first day all products that are made in Aba. And I thank God that that effort which many people didn’t see as a wise and worthwhile one has brought Mr. Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo twice to Aba in particular,” he said.

According to the Abia Governor, over N1.3b has been injected into Abia State’s economy since the campaign for purchase of made-in-Aba products.

He said the money came from both direct order and expenditure into Aba economy.

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