kel4soft: I have a special tailor that makes my clothes for me at Aba. Those guys are genius. I can make close to 15 clothes at once there ranging from shirts to my etibo. But, for now I don't patronise their shoes and jeans cos they are still way below standard, that may change soonest if this topic is anything to go by.

If you buy shoes below 10k, there is 50/50 chance you just bought Aba. Original Italian shoes range from 30k upwards.

I keep saying it that igbos are the brain box of this nation.proud of my Igbo brothers

Donmarrius: I have been longing for this.

Truth is that,its only Abia and Anambra,that can give Lagos a run for her money.

The administrations in Anambra starting from Obi to Obiano,are actually getting it right,but more needs to be done.

While in Abia,i was thinking Orji Uzor was either suffering from greed and hence,kept the state fund to himself or he is lucifer that took over the governance of Abia state,so as to imporvrish the people therein,untill i was able to understand that,T.A Orji,is the combination of the two,summarily tagged the "greedy luficer".

Run your own race with focus. leave Lagos. Shuo! Why una beaf and envy for Lagos plenty like this

So Impressing.

egift: Nice. Aba is grossly untapped. I had hoped the State Government would have done far more by now:
- Provide electricity
- Build the roads
- Provide Water
- Increase security
- Expand Housing development
- Provide capital to new and existing businesses to help the boost production.
- Build multipurpose factories where certain regular operations requiring heavy machines can be done.
- Setup Recycling plant within the state, etc.

its Jonas fault right?

rigarmortis:

its Jonas fault right?

Blindness

egift: Nice. Aba is grossly untapped. I had hoped the State Government would have done far more by now:
- Provide electricity
- Build the roads
- Provide Water
- Increase security
- Expand Housing development
- Provide capital to new and existing businesses to help the boost production.
- Build multipurpose factories where certain regular operations requiring heavy machines can be done.
- Setup Recycling plant within the state, etc.

Abagworo: What I've always said is that all Aba needs is good roads and "beautification" to prosper. Aba is actually the 2nd richest city in Nigeria after Port Harcourt before Lagos which comes 3rd and that is without functional Government presence.

The 1st private power plant has long been completed in Aba and the usual Igbo politics of businessman vs intellect is keeping it under lock. Igbos are busy looking for a fault in Okorocha while Emeka Offor is holding down geometric power limited. For the records geometric power was permitted and construction took off during Obasanjo tenure as the 1st private power generation company in addition to 2 owned by Rivers State Government.

Truth in all you said concerning Aba, Geometric and Emeka Offor. Emeka is selfish and callous, the worst part is that Igbo leaders left Prof Barth alone to fight the battle which is a difficult one going by his closeness to Namadi Sambo, I love Rochas so much and he is doing well going by what I see when I went to Imo, My annoyance with Rochas is the way he left APGA that gave him mandate saying that its a regional party, Does it mean that he is not aware that APGA was a regional party, Rochas also tried to hijack the party that gave him the mandate to APC during their merger. Sorry to derail cos this Aba thread.

Abagworo:

If you buy shoes below 10k, there is 50/50 chance you just bought Aba. Original Italian shoes range from 30k upwards.

I have a customer I buy at Agudama, Dline. They don't sell Aba shoes. I don't know if you know where am talking about near the railway.

Go... Made in Aba products.
Ebe ano!

kel4soft: I have a special tailor that makes my clothes for me at Aba. Those guys are genius. I can make close to 15 clothes at once there ranging from shirts to my etibo. [/b]But, for now I don't patronise their shoes[b] and jeans cos they are still way below standard, that may change soonest if this topic is anything to go by.

When next you go to Aba, meet a shoe maker and tell him that you want foreign standard. He'll only ask you if you can afford it. If you agree on a price, get ready to collect a shoe that you'll pass down to your descendants .

this isn't news naa..The first time I ventured deep into D-line in ariara market way back in 2004, na so I see one shoemaker making two pairs of 'kito' sandals for a lady who was waiting to take it back to her kids to start the new session...it didn't take him more than an hour..I was like so this sandals wey I wear for primary school those years ago dey form big boy na for this aba dem produce am

Ozonna:

When next you go to Aba, meet a shoe maker and tell him that you want foreign standard. He'll only ask you if you can afford it. If you agree on a price, get ready to collect a shoe that you'll pass down to your descendants .

Thanks man, I believe you agree with me on their jeans.

ISpiksDaTroof: One million pairs a day is obviously a gross exaggeration...but then again if the amount is not inflated then the news is not coming from the South East.

One million a day sounds way way more than exaggeration. Its utterly impossible from every angle. Even major shoe makers with better facilities and capacities all over the world can not move 1 million a day.

Ohamadike42: Truth in all you said concerning Aba, Geometric and Emeka Offor. Emeka is selfish and callous, the worst part is that Igbo leaders left Prof Barth alone to fight the battle which is a difficult one going by his closeness to Namadi Sambo, I love Rochas so much and he is doing well going by what I see when I went to Imo, My annoyance with Rochas is the way he left APGA that gave him mandate saying that its a regional party, Does it mean that he is not aware that APGA was a regional party, Rochas also tried to hijack the party that gave him the mandate to APC during their merger. Sorry to derail cos this Aba thread.

The issue with APGA was internal crisis if you really want to know. It deviated from protecting Igbo interest to acting as an arm of PDP because of the greed in Umeh. He(Umeh) was the one that negotiated the merger with APC and backed out last minute when Okorocha was already exposed. My take on the issue is that Igbos need to learn and understand politics better. That's one part we need Yoruba guidance. Politics is not buying and selling.

As for geometrics we need to support Nnaji to at least fire the plant and give Aba the best power supply in Nigeria as a model for others to follow. There are 2 other power plants in Aba but they supply national grid. Geometric is strictly for Aba and environs.

arresa:

One million a day sounds way way more than exaggeration. Its utterly impossible from every angle. Even major shoe makers with better facilities and capacities all over the world can not move 1 million a day.

It can't be exaggerated if you really know Aba well. There are more than 50,000 shoe manufacturers and 20 pairs a piece is 1million.

go aba goooooooooooooooooooooooooo, we are proud of you. the daft governor will soon be out and you will be reshaped.

ISpiksDaTroof: One million pairs a day is obviously a gross exaggeration...but then again if the amount is not inflated then the news is not coming from the South East.

All these I too know people...u don go aba go see for yourself.you just made yourself look like a big fool

UMU ABA di too much

kel4soft:

I have a customer I buy at Agudama, Dline. They don't sell Aba shoes. I don't know if you know where am talking about near the railway.

Yes I know there. I hope you don't buy from those boys inside that mini market unless fairly used. 90% of Moccasin shoes worn in Nigeria are Aba made. Might even be more. Port-Harcourt boys don't wear Aba stuffs unless tricked into buying them.

mods !!!! move this trend to the FP and let's keep promoting made in Nigeria

kel4soft:

Thanks man, I believe you agree with me on their jeans.

yes I do but they'll soon get there

yorubakid1: mods !!!! move this trend to the FP and let's keep promoting made in Nigeria

mods are now biased, they may ban you for saying this.

onwundiyoruba: mods are now biased, they may ban you for saying this.

they have already banned my main moniker and I know that they will soon ban this one now

yorubakid1: they have already banned my main moniker and I know that they will soon ban this one now

nna, the female aboki mod keep banning me till 2066.

onwundiyoruba: nna, the female aboki mod keep banning me till 2066.

you mean the hijab wearing mod cause I was banned till December by the Yoruba bigot of a mod

There was this imported leather slippas I bought, but it disappointed me as it didn't last.

When I was through with about 2 of those fancy kind of slippas which put together couldn't last.me up to 2 years, I opted for Aba made.

Since 2012, this is 2 and a half years, I still wear one of the Aba made Leather slippas of high grade leather and sole. Repairs have been light...

What a good way to save money..

yorubakid1: you mean the hijab wearing mod cause I was banned till December by the Yoruba bigot of a mod

yes oooo, i don't know what i did to her even the yoruba guy keep chasing me with cutlass.

onwundiyoruba: yes oooo, i don't know what i did to her even the yoruba guy keep chasing me with cutlass.

hmmm.let stop derailing this beautiful before the bias mod moves it to ethnic section

onwundiyoruba: yes oooo, i don't know what i did to her even the yoruba guy keep chasing me with cutlass.

hmmm.let stop derailing this beautiful trend before the bias mod moves it to ethnic section

yorubakid1: hmmm.let stop derailing this beautiful before the bias mod moves it to ethnic section

yap bro.

Aba, ole way?

Customers from Cameroon and other neighbouring countries come to Aba to buy shoes.

There is a relative I know very well, he is a shoe maker in Aba. The shoes he makes for her mother can last up to 50 years.

More quality Aba-made shoes can come out from Aba if we are ready to pay for the price.

We lack indigenous brand names, therefore some of them compromise on quality. One thing is certain, the future is bright.

nyabingi: Let me just let out some Aba traders secrets, do you know than large tons of made in aba shoes and clothes are daily shiped to the middle east i.e Dubai, Europe and other African countries, Nigerians who travel over ther still buy these products more than 300% the cost in Aba, the truth is that these guys make so much money through these trade secrets, infact its hard these day for an avarage Aba shoe or fashion designer to take jobs from end users except they are willing to pay more,this is because they work day and night to meet up international demands, many igbos who returned from the mass exodus in the north are already learning the trade either as manufacturers or marketers, its a big market .

I am interested in this business o.

What are you into ?