According to the information shared by
Eastern Telegraph, former president has
made order for Made-in-Aba shoes.
General Obasanjo (Rtd) made the order
through the Chief Marketing Officer of
Made-in-Aba Product, Governor Okezie
Ikpeazu during the 2016 Tony Elumelu
Entrepreneurship Forum in Lagos.
While making his speech at the event, the
Abia State Governor stated that Aba
remains the Small and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs) capital of Nigeria, where young
Nigerians are engaged in the business of
making of shoes, clothing and other
products.
The Governor added that a firm that has an
order to supply up to 50,000 military boots
is currently in Aba, where Aba shoemakers
are making the production.
Speaking as one of the panelist at the
forum, Obasanjo said to Governor Ikpeazu:
“Governor, I listened to you and I commend
you for what you’re doing in Abia. Please
keep doing what you’ve told us you’re
doing.
“So, Governor Abia, you have to send a pair
of the shoes to me, I use size 42.” Ibadan
no said’
“I am happy to announce here
that Aba which is the
commercial nerve centre of the
Abia State and Old Eastern
Region of Nigeria, is also the
SME capital of Nigeria, where
young people are in the
business of making shoes, bags
and clothes, including the one I
am wearing.
“Let me also announce here
that a private firm, that has
an order to supply 50,000
military boots is currently in
Aba, where our shoemakers are
in production for the firm”
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