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Made in Aba Fashion Show, an awareness c a m p a i g n geared towards enlight­ening Nigerians on the good attributes of finished leather goods-shoes, belts, bags and garments made-in-Aba, will hold in Abuja, the nation’s capital, Orient Daily has gathered.

The event, will showcase the ingenuity of Aba shoe and garment makers. The focus of the fashion show is to continue to press down on the need to patronise Made in Aba, create more aware­ness and penetrate Abuja markets.

Stakeholders, govern­ments, embassies, retailers, among others, will watch as each fashion designer, bag or shoe maker showcases a quality master crafted col­lection of 8-10 pieces of his/ her works.

Aba has one of the larg­est concentrations of micro, small and medium enter­prises (MSMEs) in Nigeria and a bulk of this number are engaged in leather works, steel fabrication and garment making, which could be attributed to the popularity of the city.

It is estimated that Aba hosts 110,000 shoemakers and 50,000 garment makers.

The ingenuity of Aba arti­sans, especially, the garment and leather clusters-com­prising shoe, belt and bag makers, attracted the United Nations Industrial Develop­ment Organisation (UNIDO) in partnership with the fed­eral government, to set up a Common Facility Centre (CFC) in the city, to support the clusters to further devel­op their skills.

Consequently, it is the de­sire of the present adminis­tration in the state to provide a conducive environment for artisans and other business operators. Also, the resto­ration of infrastructure in Aba is an integral part of the plan, said a source.

Ikpeazu, in his first ad­dress to the people of the state, affirmed that regen­eration of Aba, will create modern neighbourhood markets and parks, includ­ing crucial developments of business and leisure along the Aba river, and new res­idential and business loca­tions.

According to him, “Our story as a people is one of entrepreneurship, resource­fulness and diligence. This is our pride. We have as­tounded the world with our homegrown technical skills, especially during a period of pervasive adversity, and followed it up with our trade and commercial prowess elevating one of our cities, Aba, into a prominent com­mercial hub within the West African region.

“This historic renown is to become our future narrative. The time is ripe to use the over 110,000 shoemakers and 50,000 garment makers as a launching pad to en­able Abia to truly become the undisputed SME capital of Nigeria”.

He stated that his admin­istration was committed to providing the enabling envi­ronment and infrastructure to facilitate the growth and development of Abia and its people; positioning it as a premier residential, busi­ness and tourism destina­tion, with the ultimate ob­jective of uplifting the lives of the people.

He recalled that Aba was for many years, a thriving hub for manufacturing and commerce until epileptic electricity supply and inse­curity forced the shutdown of most indigenous and for­eign owned industries.

Ikpeazu recognised and appreciated the efforts of the Geometric Power Group and the federal gov­ernment’s NIPP project at Alaoji, towards providing a solution to the perenni­al challenges of electricity supply to the state.

The governor observed that the forthcoming oper­ationalisation of the plants would provide a critical input towards the actuali­sation of its blueprint and roadmap for the regenera­tion of Aba and the entire Abia State.

Source
https://orientdailynews.com/abuja-to-host-made-in-aba-fashion-show-this-weekend/

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