Aba Shoe factory would create 30,000 jobs - Gov. Ikpeazu

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Abia state government says the proposed $1.5 billion Chinese Shoe Manufacturing Factory to be undertaken by the Chinese-based Huajian Shoe firm in Aba, Abia State, would create no fewer than 30,000 direct and indirect jobs.
 
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu made the disclosure while briefing Journalists at the Government house Umuahia. He noted that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the planned Shoe factory would be signed soon.

Ikpeazu pointed out that the emphasis on the made-in-Aba products campaign has now shifted from the slogan ‘Made-in-Aba’ to ‘Make-it-in-Aba’ and that between 65 to 70 per cent of the products of the proposed shoe factory would be exported to already established markets. 
 
“Our target is for Abia State to become a forerunner in manufacturing and commerce and so the hub of manufacturing in Africa, especially in the making of shoes and garments. The coming of the Chinese Shoe factory is one of our achievements for attending the China investment forum.

 
“The Chinese investment forum was to offer manufacturers access to the state, move the campaign of “Made-in-Aba” to “Make-it-in-Aba” such that the investors would reside in and make their products in the state. This will create more employment opportunities for our people, scale up the standard of shoe making and bring in new machines that will be manned by citizens of the state.
 
“We are opening up to investors to come into our state and make their products here. It is in this regard that the government is opening its doors to innovators, business owners and manufacturers to come and invest under a business friendly environment in the state,” he said.

 


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