Activities of the Aba finished leather cluster- comprising shoe, belt, bag and trunk box makers, located in Osisioma Ngwa, has brought development to the community, Udochukwu Nwogu, transition committee chairman, Osisioma Ngwa local government area of Abia State, has said.
Nwogu made the observation when he received a delegation of Leather Products Manufacturers Association of Abia State (LEPMAAS), the umbrella body of shoe, belt, bag, trunk box and hart makers in Abia State, led by Okechukwu Williams.
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He thanked LEPMAAS for the role they played in restoring peace in Umuehilegbu Industrial Market and promised to partner them in sustaining the adult literacy education programme, an initiative of LEPMAAS, Forward Africa and the Abia State government.
The TC chairman, who was represented at the meeting by Amarachi Nwafor, promised that the local government would commence grading of roads as soon as the rains were over, and also provide free medicare to the people.
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