Anambra governor-elect, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday, stated that his official vehicles will be made by foremost Nigerian brand, Innoson Motor.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria attributed the move as a strategy to promote local brands.
During a conversation with members of his transition committee, Soludu also disclosed that local made clothes will be given priority by his government.
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On why he was a wearing local fabrics known as Akwete, Soludo said it was an intentional to support local brands, with the intention to make a statement with it.
He said, “My Akwete dress is not just a dress, it’s a statement. I want to make a statement with it. You know, in the entire South-East, this is the only textile thing alive, and it’s handmade, by the women of Akwaete in Abia State.
“Igbo land is one and we must protect it. We want to bring back the zeal of patronizing our own. I have said it even during campaigns, and I meant it, that if I win, the official car of the governor of Anambra State will be Innoson motors.
“The dresses I will wear are those made in our place here. We must protect the things that are made in our place. Something is about to happen in Igboland, and together we will get there,” he added.
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