Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade said yesterday the Calabar garment factory will generate over 1,000 jobs when completed in August.
Ayade addressed representatives of the host communities at the project site on the Goodluck Jonathan bypass.
He said: “Upon completion, the Calabar garment factory is expected to generate about 1,000 jobs, the bulk of which would be women, particularly widows.”
Ayade said the inauguration of the factory was one of the projects he designed to celebrate his first 100 days in office.
The governor said the equipment for the factory had been procured, adding that the project would be a major employer of labour.
He said: “Apart from women, the factory will also provide jobs for the teeming unemployed youths roaming the streets.”