“Igbo made” has become so maligned in this country, Nigeria, that even the Igbo themselves run away from it to avoid being ‘dragged down’ by association. Life has since moved on from counterfeit reproduction of foreign products though. Free trade across the continent would simply become a conduit for a deeper penetration of foreign goods into the African market. They are so disguised because our own people are reluctant to see anything good coming out of an “Igbo made” product. Although, let us face it, the “Igbo made” resonates with a particular dislike of the ethnic Igbo in some quarters in this country as well.

Source: Punch August 03, 2020 23:15 UTC