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SME’s appeal to Nigerians to patronise Made-in-Nigeria products
The owners of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) have called on Nigerians to patronize the Made-in-Nigeria goods and services. The SME’s made this call at the first Proudly Nigeria Expo of Made-in-Nigeria products on Wednesday in Abuja. Miss Ajibola Zuhri, owner of Zuhri Concepts said it was imperative for Nigerians to patronise goods made in this country instead of imported goods. Zuhri Concepts is specialized in the production of eco-friendly products like Foot wears, Bags and Souvenir items using indigenous African materials like Ankara, Tie and Dye, Batik, Aso-Oke, among others. “Right now, the country is in economic recession, inflation is high, exchange rate is also high. So it is important for us to patronise home made goods. “This will help to improve the economy and also tackle the problem of recession in the country”, she said. She said that the home made goods were of good quality and therefore advised Nigerians to buy the products to grow the naira. Miss Sandra Nwaobasi, owner of Sandy Self Reliance Skills Enterprises said that the expo was aimed at exposing Nigerian made products, she noted, would encourage self-skills and handwork. Sandy Self Reliance Skills Enterprises specialises in home-made beads, wire work, hat, accessories, twine bag making, pastries, cake making, and all sorts of icing, among others. “If the expo is maximized to its full potential, it would go a long way in empowering young Nigerian entrepreneurs and most importantly promote the Nigerian economy. “If the organizers of the expo focus on the primary aims of the event instead of their selfish desires, it would be a definite success. Nwaobasi condemned the display of non-Nigerian goods at the expo, saying it was a ploy to hijack the expo from the entrepreneurs and was against the goals of the expo. She said there was lack of support on the part of the Government and that they also gave preferential treatment to some enterprises when they visited earlier. “If we are given the needed support alongside the manpower and we are patronised, the small businesses you see today would become large scale enterprises”, she said. Nwaobasi also advised Nigerians to take away the belief that foreign made products were superior to the Nigerian made stating that her products were superior to the foreign made ones. She thanked the organizers for the opportunity given to the SME’s to advertise their made-in-Nigeria products. Miss Adewunmi Adeoye, a corper and a Rural Community Development Assistant of the Abuja Enterprise Agency complained about the lack of customer turnout at the event. Adeoye who showcased a series of Shea-butter products said that her products were of good quality and that it had no side effects compared to the foreign made skin products. Adeoye commended the organizers in their efforts to promote the purchase of Nigerian made products, she noted, would in turn promote the naira.
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