Theresa May and President Buhari in Abuja
The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, on Thursday, arrived
Nigeria, as part of her visit to some African countries, and proceeded
to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa
in Abuja.
The influential UK politician, was trending on social media shortly
after her visit to the country because of her suit which its material
was made from local Nigerian fabric.
Investigation by TORI News correspondent, Odinaka George, revealed
that the suit was made from the famous ‘Akwete Cloth’, a locally made
fabric by the women from Akwete community in Ukwa East Local Government
Area of Abia state.
Nigerians from the South Eastern part of the country have taken to
their social media pages to praise Theresa May who ignored Eurpoean
designers, including Gucci and Prada, to support the locally made
product from the country.
For those who don’t know, Akwete Cloth is a unique hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete in Abia state, Nigeria is famous.
The traditional Igbo weaving as demonstrated in Akwete processes sisal-hemp, raffia and spun cotton into finished products.
