August 10, 2017
By Ijendu Iheaka
An industrialist, Mr Emmanuel Adaelu, has counselled Igbo people to be upright in transactions, in order to sustain their businesses and grow them internationally.
Adaelu, the Chairman of Chemlap Industries Ltd., Aba, Abia, gave the advice while addressing guests at the launch of an Aba-based e-Commerce platform called Comfort Stevens Nigeria Ltd. on Thursday in Aba.
He said that being upright in business included repaying borrowed funds, adding that it engendered trust as well as being the backbone of international businesses.
He commended the President of Comfort Stevens, Dr John Nwankwo, for bringing to Aba a new system of merchandising which would improve the perception and patronage of Aba products.
Adaelu, who was chairman of the occasion, said it was time Aba products were showcased and sold worldwide.
“If Nigerians will tell the world that they are exporters, the world will open its doors to Nigerian products.’’
Nwankwo, in his address, said that the company was established in April 2015 in California, U.S., to give Nigerians a platform to sell their products globally, especially Made-in-Aba products.
According to him, Aba products have the potential of selling abroad at the right prizes but expressed regret that this has not been possible due to the lack of the right platform.
Comfort Stevens, he said, had come to offer Aba business people the opportunity to market their products abroad.
In a remark, the Vice-President, Comfort Stevens, Mrs Jane Nwankwo, decried the continued celebration of Chinese and Italian shoes, saying that Nigeria has better quality products.
She said that Aba products would now be showcased internationally to celebrate Made-in-Nigeria products.
“Aba has what it takes to make it a global name, which Comfort Stevens has come to help it do,’’ she said.
The company unveiled some of its products which included shoes and clothes packaged with the logo of the company and an inscription showing that the products were made in Aba.
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