The International Glass Industries Limited at Aba is back to life, courtesy of the government of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.
Remember International Glass Industries?
Built in the early 80s by Governor Mbakwe of the old Imo State?
But abandoned by successive governments both in the old Imo and Abia States?
When Governor Ikpeazu took over, the place was dead and with it died about 5000 jobs!
But my Governor was determined to bring the complex back to life and feasibility studies started, albeit quietly, in the characteristic Ikpeazu fashion.
In December last year, and with the feasibility studies over, the Governor set up a new Management team, made up of young and enterprising people, and gave them marching orders to get the place working again.
I am proud to inform you that the industry has commenced production. The plan is to ensure incremental success on the work until 100% production capacity is achieved.
The Governor was there today to see things for himself.
Remember too that with the support of this government, Golden Guinea Breweries Umuahia, which is now a fully private sector initiative will commence production by July this year.
Imagine the jobs that these will create.
Imagine the socio economic impacts of these…
Chai!
This Governor is not up to one year in office o!
And at a time when allocations crashed by almost 50%! – Happy Abia State Citizen
Abia State Government has assured the management of the International Glass Industry Limited Aba that the Government will do everything necesary to assist it.
International Glass Industry in Aba, which has the capacity to employ over 5000 workers, was neglected by previous governments in then Imo and later Abia, but Gov. Ikpeazu took a bold step in reactivating it when he appointed Mr. Kelechi Onuiri as the General Manager of the Industry.
Few months after his appointment, Onuiri has worked energetically and with full support of the Governor the Industry has resumed production after about one year of non-activity.
Inspecting different sections of the company, the Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu commended the new management for implementing the vision of the Government in creating employments which is a key factor in developing the state. He said he was interested in seeing how best reactivating State own industries will attract more job opportunities and thereby grossly reduce poverty rate in the State. He hopes that as Golden Gunea Breweries will be producing soon, the company will complement it.
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