We Don't Need Your Jobs, We Will Create Jobs For Ourselves, Give Us Light - Aba Manufacturers Tells Govt As They Showcase Their Made In Nigeria Products

By Lasgidi Online

Here is a photo documentary by Omni Visuals on the locally made products in Nigeria with focus on Made in Aba products.
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The photo-documentary is meant to create awareness and publicise the efforts of the struggling local manufacturers whose products experience low patronage by Nigerians.

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"We don't want your jobs, we will create jobs for ourselves with our brain. Give us light! Give us little grants and we will turn Aba to Dubai!". These were the words of Israel Ubah to the Nigerian government.

These manufacturers in Aba are known for manufacturing clothes, clothing accessories and many other things. This photo-documentary is meant to create awareness and publicise the efforts of the struggling local manufacturers whose products experience low patronage by Nigerians. Nigeria is extremely intoxicated with imported commodities which has made her ignore her inner abilities and empowering, boosting and improving on the locally made commodities so that they could be imported commodities from Nigeria for other nations as well.

When asked whether there is any support from the Government, Sunday Igwe who specializes in the manufacturing of female shoes said,"there is zero support from the government. He further lamented, "the materials with which we produce our products are expensive and we produce all these with manual labour. We need sophisticated machines too, we have assorted designs but we don't have machines, and manual labour slows us down. If only government can give us a no-interest loan...".

The recent contributions of the government towards the promotion of the patronage of made in Nigeria products must be commended. But we further urge the Nigerian government to kindly support these manufacturers so that they may meet the quality and standard requirements of some products which will bring about an increased promotion of locally made products in Nigeria.
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Photo Credit: OMNIVISUALS

http://www.lasgidionline.com.ng/2017/05/we-dont-need-your-jobs-we-will-create.html

Cho Cho Choo. Igbo Kwenu!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX0RKo2VXrk

Nice one

SME the future of any economy anywhere, this is basically how Japan and China even America grew ,by small and medium scale enterprises which eventually blossomed into world class cooperations.

Great

GOD BLESS ABA

Rubbish

Aba,d Japan of Africa.

If u check well that NIKE get accent on top

Wow

Its really been long I commented in Nairaland. But somehow, just somehow, I know news like this coming from a certain Eastern part of the country will give certain people from certain other part(s) of the country certain Headache... i didn't call names!!

Made in Aba but Nike logo on it.

Umu Biafra! Una well done

driy65:
UNITY BEGARS GO SOON INVADE THIS THREAD NOW...M.nt a biafran and m.indifferent to the d struggle buh if dey want out of this hell-hole of a country,why CONEfonjas dey carry the thing for head like 2 for 5naira groundnutUna no want dem n una nor want make dem comot. Abeg I ready follow dis guys abeg, their level productivity and creativity cannot be challenged by any oda zone in this country. PROUDLY SOUTH-SOUTH ..Make I sitdown observe the simpletons wen go quote me

Eeehya...
"You no be Biafra", but you come carry the matter for head pass the Biafran people themselves. You even had to type in bold letters and upper cases, lol.

For your information, literally everything you see in the pictures is being done in cities all over Nigeria by hardworking people all over. All I see here are shoe makers, Tailors and Weavers.

When we ask some of you to leave your caves and travel, una no go listen. The result of silly writeups like the one above.

Proudly Nigerian..... we can make the nation glow, our fight should be towards our leaders not our selves...

If we have survived this long with the camatose infrastructure, imagine what would come out of a united Nigeria with good leaders..

Nice one from Enyimba city

where will you people sell all these things when you finally secede from Nigeria?

We need to think twice before making a move.

moneybag100:
Made in Aba but Nike logo on it.

Nike is made in China.

moneybag100:
Made in Aba but Nike logo on it.

If not for Nike logo, would people buy it?

Biodun556:
where will you people sell all these things when you finally secede from Nigeria?

We need to think twice before making a move.

They will be exported to Nigeria and other African countries. I don't get...

I like Aba made footwears!

Bad leadership is just the only thing slowing the growth of Aba entrepreneurs.

Contact me for your cartoon work.. What'sapp 08169177163

Way to go

Maximum respect for Ndigbo, God bless you guys

Our Afonja Counterparts Will Be Like EHN THAT ONE KO MEAN ANYTHING

Y can't govt promote them....I support their Biafra joor

Respect the aba boys