The National Association of Ogun State Students, has called on the Federal Government to take urgent move against importation of imitated adire fabric from China.
The National president of NAOSS, Kehinde Thomas, who made the call at a press conference in Abeokuta, said it is disheartening to find out that some economic saboteurs are working to kill this local industry by importing inferior Adire fabric into the country from China.
The students group said Federal Government should act now and arrest the ugly situation so as not to create another disheartening scenario where a whopping $600m is being spent annually to import palm oil into the country The students’ body said the huge loss of foreign exchange earnings by importing Adire that are being manufactured locally can better be imagined.
“Also, more measures should be put in place to protect local makers of Adire as well as giving incentives to them, with the view to promoting local contents development.
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