Ikpeazu Enrols At The Footwear Academy Aba Urges Nigerians To Take Pride In Goods Produced At Home

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has urged Nigerians to take pride in patronizing made in Nigeria products as a way of boosting the economy.

Governor Ikpeazu made the call today while answering questions from newsmen at The Footwear Academy ,Aba where he went to enroll as a student of the Academy.


He said that except Nigerians endorse their own products and take pride in them they will be merely supporting the economic growth of other nations.

The Governor stressed the need for the country to leverage on the strength of its population to ready market for Nigerian products, adding that there is need for Nigerians to take the lead in consuming their products to enable others follow.


According to him, Aba can compete with the Chinese and other world leaders in the Shoe Industry and expressed the hope that soon, no one will ignore the shoes produced from Aba.


Governor Ikpeazu said that he was excited with what he saw at the Academy and promised to give government impetus to the Academy for its growth.

He stated that land will be provided to enable the Academy embark on major expansion to ensure that more students are given the opportunity to enrol and get trained. 


The Governor applauded the intellectual dimension the Academy is bringing into shoe making and stressed the need for stronger collaboration between it and the Enyimba Automated Shoe Factory.

Earlier, while receiving the Governor the founder of the Academy, Mr Bentley Chukwuemeka assured the Governor of their commitment to producing quality footwears as well as producing well trained hands with a view to sustain the plac of Aba as a destination of choice in the shoe making business.


The Governor was accompanied by the Director General of the Abia State Marketing and Quality Control Agency, Mr. Sam Hart.
















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