Made-in-Aba products: Gov Ikpeazu takes campaign to China

Made-in-Aba products: Gov Ikpeazu takes campaign to China
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has taken the promotion of made-in-Aba products to Guangzhou, China, to draw in investors.
The governor, according to a statement issued in Umuahia on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, gave the assurance during his presentation on the investment potentials in Abia State, at the first Nigeria-China Governors Investment Forum holding in Guangzhou, China.
Ikpeazu outlined the comparative investment advantage of Abia State to include location in the middle of seven states with a population of more than 20 million people, 17 Railway Stations, proximity to 4 airports and home to the largest MSME hub in West Africa.
He invited investors to key into opportunities in the automation of leather and garment products manufacturing processes, airport development, mechanized agriculture, new markets development, modern urban mass transport systems, intra-state railways, industrial clusters and export processing zones.
Governor Ikpeazu is also expected to attend the Canton Fair office in China, which is globally the biggest machinery exhibition fair, holding in Guangzhou .
He will also visit some leather and garment products manufacturing factories before returning to Abia State.