Cross River owned Calabar Garment factory has procured an order for the production of 8,000 pairs of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) uniforms.
The Garment factory is one of the industries established by Gov. Ben Ayade in his first term in line with the industrialization policy of his administration.
The state Commissioner for Industry, Mr Peter Egba, during a tour of the factory on Tuesday in Calabar, disclosed that the factory was given eight days to produce the uniforms
“For me, this order is a manifestation of the engagement we have had over time. It helps sharpen our skills, keep the employees and generate revenue.
“The state governor, in establishing the Garment factory, stated that the factory will be among those to decouple the state from over-dependence on federal allocation”, he said.
The Commissioners maintained that the sophisticated machines at the Garment factory greatly aided in meeting the NYSC order.
“The NYSC brought their materials to us to make for them at the Garment factory. Basically, the idea behind this was that they wanted to test our capabilities to deliver within a short period of time.
“That was why they gave us only eight days to deliver 8,000.
“Because of staff strength and the sophisticated machines put in place by Gov. Ayade, as I speak to you now we have been working for five days to beat the deadline”, he said.
Egba stated that plans were in top gear to also ensure that the factory gets NYSC order for uniforms for the next stream of Corps members in May.
“Another stream of corp members are coming in May this year, and we fully expect that after we might have delivered this present order and on time, we will get an even bigger order when the next stream of corp members come on board”, he added. (NAN)
