Abia State Government has concluded plans to introduce certain aspects of the Local Content Law in the State for a new economic and business policy framework as part of measures devised for the promotion of Made-in-Abia Products.
The new policy framework is part of the resolutions of the Abia State Executive Council meeting held in Umuahia where Okey Kanu, Commissioner for Information, told journalists that details of the new Made-in-Abia Products Policy would be made public soon.
“This policy when fully operational would make it possible that all goods and services obtainable in the state would not be procured from outside the State. This is a bold reaction to the unraveling of both the national and global economies and the resultant economic headwinds and headline inflation prevalent in the country.
“As a forward thinking Government, the Abia State Government is deliberate about the management of its local economy in order to boost the production of goods and services responsible for the overall health of the state’s economy,” Kanu said.
He recalled that Governor Alex Otti recently played host to a Group called Ethnorcentrique Limited, an indigenous company involved in the promotion of handmade fabrics, particularly the Akwete fabric, where he promised to promote as well as its use in the State.
He added that the new policy framework that centres around the purchase of Made-in-Abia goods had been put together to promote such goods and services.
Similarly, he noted that the State Government had conducted the final part of the teachers recruitment exercise, which involved the verification of certificates and oral interviews, saying about 7,000 applicants who scored 45% and above along with 180 persons with disabilities were shortlisted and interviewed.
