Musawa made this statement while speaking at the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2024, held in Algiers last week.
In a statement by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Nneka Anibeze, Musawa highlighted the need to empower Africa's fashion and textile industry, noting that fabrics such as adire, kente, bogolan, and ankara represent Africa's heritage, pride, and identity.
"Despite this heritage, it is deeply ironic that many of the fabrics we cherish, such as ankara, are predominantly produced outside Africa," Musawa stated.
"Nearly 90 percent of the ankara consumed on our continent is imported, leading to an annual loss of approximately $3 billion to foreign manufacturers. We must change this."
"We must change it" that one na statement nah start it abi develop it not giving speech always abeg mtcheew 😙
ReplyDeleteLet's bring the production back home and trademark it then. This is a damn travesty to read.
ReplyDeleteI remembered when my friend lost her job with the Nigerian textile mill company. 😔😔😔. Revive the industries and create and an enabling businesses environment.
ReplyDeleteI was in Kaduna few years back and was shown the remains of a textile factory. Very huge structure that was overtaken with weed. Like how does anyone sit back and watch such structure collapse? I don't think this country can ever get better. The people that benefitted from old Nigeria decided to ruin it with their greed.
ReplyDeleteSomeone said this to me last week.
DeleteIt's just sad and unfortunate.
Do what Ghana is doing, office attirés should be made with Ankara from our own textile factories. Ban importation of Ankara.
ReplyDeleteThe flip side is, THEY will Jack up the price of Ankara just they way THEY did to rice without any tangible reason.
We import virtually everything even Ankara! We need to look seriously into reviving our textile industry.
ReplyDeleteUntil you realise the ankara she is wearing is imported.
ReplyDeletei tell you
DeleteWe must change it oo
ReplyDeleteBut Nigeria made too get comma most times oo..
Let do best abeg...
Hello iya Boys
Let do our best
DeleteNot all our products o Chika, those days we had good cotton fabrics made in Nigeria and used for making Tye& dye.
DeleteNigeria does not have a textile industry.
ReplyDeleteIt's still "dem" "dem" lol, they make and break the laws with impunity.
ReplyDeleteLet poor Nigerians breeeath !!!
We import Ankara too?
ReplyDeleteOMG 😱
Yes na, almost all our Ankara. The Hollandaise & Hgh targets are imported. Our textile mills here used to compete with imoorted ones before but not anymore 👔
Delete