Abia State News Special Report
NIBRA: UPDATE ON 'LARGEST SHOE FACTORY' IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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Afnews Editor
Aug 05, 2019
NIBRA/LEATHER CITY PROJECT UPDATE (ABA)
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Sequel to my earlier update on our truth; the Abia
investment drive truth, I had promised to update us on specific project
progress and a special mention on Nibra where physical construction has
commenced.
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The update is in line with my personal and team philosophy
of transparency and belief in doing what is right.
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And suffice it to say that If for any reason, we encounter
hitches on any project which is a possibility for projects of the magnitude we
are prosecuting, we won't make excuses but boldly confront and pursue its
resolutions.
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That said, NIBRA PROJECT is on course has good news for
Abians;
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1. Nibra is
adding one more line to the already planned 3 lines to boost production from
initially proposed 24 million pairs to 31million pairs initial annual output.
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2. Nibra has
secured upfront off take from Nigerian Distributors who already import about
350 million pairs a year
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3. By October,
2019, Nibra is setting up the FOOTWEAR ACADEMY in Aba in readiness for training
and hiring over 1,000 employees in her first and take-off phase.
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4. The
aggressive Q4 2019/Q1 2020 commencement of production timeline still been
vigorously pursued and very feasible.
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Construction updates include (pictures attached):
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1. Completion of
perimeter fencing
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2. Completion of
Perimeter lighting poles and street lights
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3. Commencement
of Administrative blocks
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4. Procurement
of foundation materials and Construction of structural elements of foundation.
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5. Grading of
all internal and external roads.
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6. Civil works
and excavation in preparation for installation of the pre-fabricated structures
on going.
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What some people might not be privy to is the under-belly
strategic work playing out in the background, some of these efforts are more
critical success determinants than physical work; market development,
procurements and sourcing are few of these important links in the whole project
value chain.
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The Nibra/Leather City project is a well thought out project
with a prefabricated structure already leaving the destination towards the
project sites and installations commencing shortly as soon as the project takes
delivery, loads of marketing efforts both locally and globally on-going with
resounding results; one of them necessitating the expansion of production lines
even before take-off.
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