We have sold more than two million pencils – Akwa Ibom govt

The Akwa Ibom State government has said it has sold more than two million astounding pencils since the state started pencils generation a year ago.

It said the pencils separated from providing them to Nigerian markets, the items likewise discovered markets in the neighboring West and East African nations.

Unique Adviser to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on Technical Matters and Due Process, Mr. Ufot Ebong, said in Uyo on Sunday that the fantastic pencils and toothpicks circling in Nigeria's business sectors are created through the Akwa Ibom Enterprises and Scheme.

He included that many individuals can't recognize the items as they are not marked.

"I have tributes to demonstrate that individuals cherish the item. Your wards and in reality Nigerians might utilize AKEES pencils without knowing.

"We have sold more than two million pencils and they are offering. Nigerians are purchasing the pencils without knowing as a result of the sleeves. Just a single sleeve out of the 150 sleeves that we arrange has AKEES composed on it," he said.

Ebong additionally uncovered that machines for the proposed plastic processing plant have arrived and would soon be introduced, including that creation of plastic items will start February.

He stated, "As a feature of that same thing we are discussing we required something that can stand thus that individuals will get off the roads and get something doing. The following in line was something that was generally utilized and there was a prepared market for it.

"We thought of plastics and other associated items, for example, bowls, spoons, forks, plates, including paint cans and a wide range of little things.

"This time around we have learnt our lessons. Every one of our items will be engraved AKEES plastics on the grounds that Akwa Ibom are so enthusiastic about what they deliver.

"Our dread was that individuals won't care to purchase our items in view of the attitude of Nigerians to favor remote items as the best,"

The SA to the representative expressed that the National Council of Arts has ensured pencils created in the state as the best.