Abia State is undeniably the Pan-African business hub in Nigeria. The impact made by small-scale business people in Aba,
the state’s business epic centre, earned the city the moniker as “Japan of Africa”. The products of these micro-industrial
concerns are sold all over Nigeria and abroad. For people from every part of Nigeria and the West-Africa sub-region, Aba is
still their priority market. It has been a major boost for the economy of Abia state all these years. The state government
is working to ensure Aba continues to play that role now and in the future.
The Abia State government under the dynamic leadership of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is unarguably making positive and
gigantic efforts to support SMEs to achieve accelerated sustainable growth through converting the State’s comparative
advantages to competitive advantages. This is to ensure that the economy of Abia State rests on strong pillars of trade,
commerce, small and medium scale enterprises, agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing.