This is Aba Road in Umuahia

This is Aba Road in Umuahia that was flagged off by the Abia State Government, where Arab contractors company is working very hard to fix..

ABA LEATHER AND GARMENT CLUSTER; A HUGE GAIN TO BUSINESS OWNERS.

"A geographical concentration of inter-related industries that are engaged in the manufacturing of similar products" .
For the purpose of this short article, I will take the above definition to explain what a cluster is and what Abia Stand to gain from leather and garment cluster.
Recently, MadeInAba has become a trademark for locally manufactured shoes and bags. According to a report by Sam Hart,
The Aba Leather and Garment Industrial City has taken off in earnest.
The Industrial City is located at Umukalika in Obingwa LGA within the greater Aba Metropolis.
He noted that the Industrial City is a full-service Public Private Partnership Initiative wherein the Abia State Government is providing the land and infrastructure while a Private Developer is providing the buildings and managing the offtake.
Facilities will include latest equipment and machinery for processing finished leather goods, industrial clothing line management and an ambient environment for enterprises to thrive.
The Industrial City comes with a Waste Recycling Power Plant to Power the entire complex and guarantee 24hr power supply.
In one of the articles in wrote earlier in support of the campaign for made in Aba products, I said that the Governor of Abia State Dr. Ikpeazu has distinguished himself in the quest for self sufficiency. It's a project that has continued to give good record. The Governor's effort at diversifying the state’s economy through his vigorous campaign of bringing the Made in Aba products to the global attention is a commitment that has shown his readiness to leave a foot print in the sand of time.
In Today's Nigeria , assessing foreign exchange has become a bumpy ride. Forex has compounded the challenge faced in the area of importation of foreign goods. The difficulty has resulted to increase in the prices of goods.
Increment in the prices of goods has a devastating effect in the economy, it can as well result to scarcity of products. Law of demand made it clearer; The higher the price, the lower the quantity demanded and the lower the quantity supplied to the market. Consumers are bearing the incidence of the price increment.
Any Government that wishes to succeed in this economic recession must look inwards, restrategize and focus on locally made goods. While it provides a fall back plan in terms of diversification, it will also encourage internal movement of money, price reduction, creation of wealth, skill acquisition, employment, innovation, as well as discourages idleness.
Recently, Nigeria military ordered 50,000 locally made boots from Aba. While the target includes generating more revenue for the state, it will encourage economics of scale. These capacity requires larger markets that will expand businesses in Abia State. On the long run, the flow of resources will improve the standard of living of Abians.
On the side of business owners, a cluster will drive the needed competition for rapid flow of business related knowledge among firms, thereby leading to more rapid innovation through market research.
Manufacturers must continue to be innovative so as to remain relevant in the new trend of business development. A healthy competition will result to an enhanced quality of Aba made products in the market.
Increased productivity as a result of exchange of ideas, combined or joint solution to challenges in the business circle will be achieved through cluster.
It is beneficial in the area of corporate financing. Identifying manufacturers, products and the level of distribution, could make it easier for proper financing especially when it is channelled through a specialized trade association. Through cluster, Business owners develop market plans which result to expansion of boundaries thereby encouraging economies of scale. The effects of economics of scale result to expansion of markets, capacity building, as well as improvement in internally generated revenue of the state.
Suppliers are easily identified in a cluster. Contracts for production of products will be channeled directly to the core producers which will eliminate the activities of meddlesome interlopers in the market.
Issue of multiple tax will be eliminated since tax in this cluster will be streamlined accordingly, as such, will also make it easier for the State to account for the exact amount that accrue to the State purse through taxation.
Having identified some of the gains, we can agree that Dr Ikpeazu’s strategy in this regard that is aimed at repositioning the State, is a win win approach.

Lola Okoye Celebrates Her 3rd Wedding Anniversary With Peter

It’s their 3rd wedding anniversary today, 17th of November, 2016, but their 11th year together. Lola took to IG to pen down a heartfelt message saying she is grateful they are best of friends today. Here’s what the mom of two penned down;

To my dearest husband @peterpsquare, happy anniversary. Ours has been a long journey filled with lessons and unique experiences that have shaped who we have become today. I am happy to say that we are now best friends besides everything else. I have learned to listen and respect you more and you have learned to appreciate me as I am. I thank you for treating me like a lady and for always being there for me. I thank you for providing for our family and for putting us first at all times. It is not easy being married to a musician as people only see the glamorous side of this life but refuse to realize that you are a human being first with feelings and needs just as any one else. 11years together is not a joke. I see the non-glamorous side of you and still love you as you come.I love you! May God continue to bless and protect us in Jesus Name!

LASU LECTURER FACING HUMILIATION AFTER HIS WIFE LEFT AND GOT PREGNANT FOR A BRICKLAYER

A university lecturer in Nigeria is facing a humiliating dilemma in his marriage after his wife left him for a bricklayer.

Suraju Oyekunle, said to be a lecturer at Lagos State University (LASU) is wondering how he would save his 13-year-old marriage to Kafayat who has not only been unfaithful to him, but is pregnant for another man.

The real complication, however, is that Mrs. Oyekunle has openly confessed to being in love with the bricklayer, whom she said she prefers to spend the rest of her life with.



Here is the intruder, his name is Fatai Alimi.

According to PM Express, Mrs. Oyekunle, 36, packed out from her matrimonial home in October when her husband travelled out of the town, and then moved in with Alimi, her new lover, who was living in the same Igando community where she and her husband were living in Lagos.

She preferred the bricklayer’s smaller apartment to her husband’s house, and she took along with her, a 12-year-old son she had for her husband.

34yrs old Alimi was said to have been arrested by the police, and arraigned in court on Thursday for conduct likely to cause breach of peace, after the woman’s husband lodged a complaint against him.
He pleaded not guilty before a magistrate, who granted him bail in the sum of N25,000. He was sent to the prison custody until he is able to meet the bail conditions.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Oyekunle has vowed to do all she could to secure freedom for Alimi.

While at the court to bail Alimi, Mrs. Oyekunle reportedly said she left her marriage because she and her husband were unable to get another child during their 13 years in marriage, and that the husband wasn’t taking good care of her.

She said she became pregnant for her lover few months after they met, and that with him, she was now living in peace.

 

Mrs. Oyekunle said that her bricklayer lover, despite his poor status, was better off than her husband.

She said her family supports her relationship with Alimi. The guy is scheduled to appear again in court on December 12.

Lady Beaten & Molested For Breaking A Man's Head During Match

What could make a lady get so violent to the extent of breaking bottle? A female football fan was arrested and embarrassed by a mob after she assaulted a guy during a match in Lusaka, Zambia.

Sources say she broke the guy's head with a bottle after an heated argument. More photos...

Nollywood Actor Leo Mezie Back To Nigeria After A Successful Kidney Treatment

Sickness is bad oh! Leo Mezie is back on his feet, looking healthier...so good.

The actor who was down with kidney failure and was receiving treatment in London is finally back to Nigerian. He had solicited for help from well meaning Nigerians to meet up with medical bills.

He eventually got the money and traveled to London for treatment. Now he's back, hale and hearty.

Actress Ani Amatosero shared the photo above and wrote: 

"Yaaaaaaaaay!!! Guess who is back? Healthy and healthy and healthy. It's Leo Mezie. Welcome back papi. This testimony na big one. The healing is divine# 1st to see you, I tap into this testimony #"

Spiritualist Dupes Lady of N208,000 After Three Days ‘Marathon’ Sex

A self-professed spiritualist, Lukman Olanrewaju, has been dragged before a Magistrate Court in the Ejogbo area of Lagos, for allegedly luring and engaging a woman, Adeniran Mutiat Jumoke, on a three-day marathon s*x "deliverance service".

The accused pretended to be delivering his victim from abject poverty and apart from engaging her in a marathon sex, Olanrewaju also obtained the sum of N208,000 from her before letting her go.

The saga started when Olanrenwaju met Jumoke who complained she was not doing well and needed spiritual assistance to uplift her to success.

The 35-year old fake spiritualist then promised to assist her but asked her to pay the said amount. He told her that the money would be used to buy some materials for special prayers.

The Oyo State-born also told her that she will subsequently embark on spiritual deliverance which involves doing 'things extraordinarily'.

The man informed her that he will engage her s*xually for three days and thereafter, perform other rituals after which she will become rich at a certain period.

The incident happened at 14, Akinlegan Street, off Dele Ara Bus stop, Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos.

Things went out of hand after she gave him the money and did everything he wanted her to including sleeping with her for three days but there was no improvement.

Her condition reportedly became worse.

It dawned on her that it was a scam after she decided to return to the ‘spiritualist’ but met the house evacuated.

Jumoke, however, reported the matter at Idimu Police Division, which led to Olanrewaju’s arrest.

He confessed to have defrauded her as he had no such power to cure poverty.

He was charged with conspiracy, s*xual assault, stealing before the presiding Magistrate, Mr. A.A. Fashola on Monday.

In his ruling, Fashola granted Olanrewaju bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The Magistrate adjourned the matter till December 5 for mention.