NAN – Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has appealed to the Bank of Industry (BoI) and other development partners to give financial grants to shoe manufacturers in Aba to boost their productivity.
Ikpeazu made the appeal on Thursday, August 27, 2015 when officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited him in Umuahia.
He said that funding was the major challenge confronting shoemakers and other artisans in the commercial city.
According to him, there are about 10,000 shoemakers in Aba who can produce all the shoes required by the army, immigration and navy.
