Governor Ikpeazu inaugurates board of state shoe factory in Aba



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Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has inaugurated a seven-member management board for the newly-established Enyimba Automated Shoe Factory with a charge to run the factory as a commercial business enterprise. The factory is scheduled to start formal production operations next month.

Governor Ikpeazu, while Inaugurating the committee in Umuahia, said shoe factory was established to put Abia in the mainstream of a competitive global shoe market and to consolidate the position of Aba in particular and Abia State in general as a global hub for shoe manufacturing and other leather products.

   The Aba automated shoe factory is set to commence operations, September 2020.

Members of the Board include Mark Atasie, Chairman; Kito Dominic, the Managing Director; Chimaeze Nwafor, Chinenye Nwaogu, Executive Director, Operations; Ada Oseiza, Executive Director, Marketing; Ide John Udeagbala and Osaro Ekonweren, the Technical Partner.

The Governor called on the factory managing director, Mr. Kito Dominic to use his wealth of experience to develop a global brand.

Ikpeazu informed that all equipment in the factory were brand new and some of the best in the world, adding that the factory is expected to churn out close to 2 million pairs of shoes annually.

The factory has the capacity to produce five thousand shoes daily and to create thousands of jobs in the state

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