The Minister for Trade and Investment, Dr Okey Enelamah was recently hosted by the Abia State Governor, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu and he presented him with the shoes.
I must say that these young men are going to take over the Nigerian leather industry by storm. What they are producing there is very impressive and soon they will challenge other countries with what they have to offer. All they need is the support of the Nigerian Government, local and foreign investors. We the Nigerian citizens should also patronise them more than we patronise the foreign labels. We need to support our local content and put religion, tribe and other sentimental issues aside if we want to move forward as a country. Some of these foreign labels cant last longer than these Aba-made products.
Take China-made products for instance, people know they are obviously fake but those same people will choose to buy it because it is foreign and ignore locally made ones. I see it as inferiority complex because I don't understand why I should buy something that will spoil while am still trying it on but since it is foreign I buy it anyway. It just doesn't make sense.
Kudos to them biko.
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