Anambra State Government has revealed that it planned to host a fair in collaboration with the recently exposed fake Made-in-Nigeria Agency.
The agency was recently exposed as fake and non-existent.
However, the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake, stated that the agency had tricked the government into hosting its maiden fair, which was billed to hold in December.
Nnake, who was nominated as the state Focal Person for the agency, said she was nominated by Governor Chukwuma Soludo to represent the state in the fake agency.
She was forced to state her side of the story after her photograph went viral as the state Focal Person for the agency.
Nnake said:
“I wish to clarify the circumstances surrounding the trending news concerning the purported ‘Made-in-Nigeria Agency,’ in which my photograph has been displayed and I have been identified as one of the State Coordinators.
“In January 2026, the Governor received a letter from the Made-in-Nigeria Office, said to be under the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, requesting the nomination of a State Focal Person. In response, the Governor, in February 2026, nominated me as the State Focal Person for Anambra State.
“Following the nominations, Focal Persons from the 36 states have been in a WhatsApp group engaging on issues relating to the activities of the office.
“More recently, the same office wrote to the State requesting that Anambra host the South-East Made-in-Nigeria Fair. The request was approved, and an inaugural meeting was held about two weeks ago, with the National Coordinator in attendance.
“Since then, the State Committee has been working on preparations for the fair, which is scheduled to take place from December 2 to 5, 2026.
“Beyond these official interactions and engagements, I have no knowledge of, involvement in, or connection with any other activities, claims, or developments attributed to the said office.
“I, therefore, wish to make it clear that anything beyond the above-mentioned official interactions is entirely outside my knowledge and involvement.”