Buy Naija To Grow Naira: Cross River governor orders all political appointees to wear locally made clothes
All political appointees in Cross River State must start wearing locally made clothes henceforth, the state governor Ben Ayade has said.
Ayade made the statement as the Calabar Garment Factory rolled out its first batches of production, which include: blazers, jeans trousers, shirts, and uniform of some paramilitary outfits.
The excited governor said: “the garment factory today is a reality and it’s now producing in commercial quantities for export too.”
The governor said, “Starting from today, all executive members, all appointees must be in clothes made from the Calabar Garment Factory and this is official. By the close of next month, anything I put on my body will be made from the Cross River Garment Factory. That is my sincere commitment to the state and the 3,000 young people working in the factory.
“Cross River is a leading state when it comes to lifestyle. So, definitely we are going to be leading in terms of fashion. We are expanding into uniform production for schoolchildren and as you are well aware, we have had people from neighbouring states asking us to produce uniforms for them in hundreds of thousands.
“We are focused on getting the very best in Cross River garment Factory and of course, the school uniform. In no distant time, Cross River Garment factory will be the main fashion industry and company to beat. And if you are not dressed by Cross River Garment factory, you’re not dressed at all.”
The Federal Government continues to preach that Nigerians should imbibe the culture of “buy Naija to grow the naira”, in a bid to bolster the flailing economy.
