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Textile manufacturers in Nigeria have blamed porous borders for the collapse of the cotton-garment value sector of the country’s economy.
Alhaji Kwajaffa, the Director-General of the Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), disclosed this on Saturday in a statement reacting to the rot in the industry.
Porous land border responsible for collapse of Nigeria Textile Industry
Collapse of Nigeria Textile Industry: He lamented the state of Nigeria’s border security, especially in the north.
Kwajaffa said the government should revamp its land border security to curb smuggling.
“Government of Nigeria should come down to border security and see what is happening. We, local manufacturers of textiles, are required to use pure cotton but those who do not use pure cotton are allowed to bring in their products through the land borders and local manufacturers are still expected to compete with their cheaper though substandard products in the same market. This is what killed the textile industry in Nigeria,” he said.
DAILY POST recalls that following the coup in the Niger Republic, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government ordered a total closure of the country’s northern land borders.
About NTMA:
This is introducing Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA). The big umbrella under which the Nigerian Textile Industry operates.
NTMA came together as a body as far back as May, 1967. Most of the Textile Mills came into existence between 1960 – 1975. The ban on importation of Textiles into Nigeria after the 1967 – 1970 civil war prompted more investors into the textile industry.
In 1978, the then Federal Government decided to ban yarn importation as from 1984. This again led to backward integration in the industry. Many mills became fully integrated companies while some came up as only spinning mills.
