BY Anayo Okoli
Umuahia— IN an effort to provide jobs for the youth, fight crimes and boost Abia State’s economy, Governor Theodore Orji has inaugurated a 6-man advisory committee to revive the moribund Aba Textiles Mills.

Speaking while inaugurating the committee, Governor Orji said the action was in line with his promise to reactivate moribund industries in the state.

According to him, the reactivation of the textile mill will boost business and employment and restore the glory of Aba as the Japan of Africa.

The governor urged members of the committee to come up with ideas on how to revive the mill.

He also expressed the hope that inauguration of the committee would mark a new dawn for the industrial revolution of Abia State, saying  he would make Aba the Dubai of Nigeria.

He explained that he carefully selected the committee members with wide knowledge of textile business to ensure the success of the project.

The governor also disclosed that the committee handling the reactivation of Golden Guinea Breweries was making appreciable progress and hoped that the project would be realized before he left office.

Orji regretted that Aba Textile Mills had been abandoned by successive governments but assured that his government could not afford to allow the company die.

In his remark, chairman of the committee, Mr. Godwin Osuala, thanked the governor for finding them fit to serve and assured that the committee would  do its best to revive the company which provided employment to about 1500 workers when it was functioning in 2000.

Osuala, however, urged the governor to provide the committee with the necessary logistics to work with.