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Made-in-Aba products: Gov Ikpeazu takes campaign to China
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has taken the promotion of made-in-Aba products to Guangzhou, China, to draw in investors.
The governor, according to a statement issued in Umuahia on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, gave the assurance during his presentation on the investment potentials in Abia State, at the first Nigeria-China Governors Investment Forum holding in Guangzhou, China.
Ikpeazu outlined the comparative investment advantage of Abia State to include location in the middle of seven states with a population of more than 20 million people, 17 Railway Stations, proximity to 4 airports and home to the largest MSME hub in West Africa.
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He invited investors to key into opportunities in the automation of leather and garment products manufacturing processes, airport development, mechanized agriculture, new markets development, modern urban mass transport systems, intra-state railways, industrial clusters and export processing zones.
Governor Ikpeazu is also expected to attend the Canton Fair office in China, which is globally the biggest machinery exhibition fair, holding in Guangzhou .
He will also visit some leather and garment products manufacturing factories before returning to Abia State.
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Anita Kingsley
April 14, 2017 at 5:11 pm
Why can’t he run massive campaign here in Nigeria first before heading to China? How can what Nigerians don’t really know about draw more investors from China? What a misplaced priority
Animashaun Ayodeji
April 14, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Aba market and its products are big enough for Nigeria to depend on if the government takes full advantage of it, the government should encourage more local investors than foreign investors from a relatively competitive market -China products (popularly known as Chinko in Nigeria).
Agbor Chris
April 14, 2017 at 5:20 pm
Ikpeazu Is trying his best to make sure the lost glory of made in Aba products return, this is the right time for the federal government to give full support