Nigeria's ongoing election campaign should be about converting these 20 cities into specialised industrial zones and giving governors quotas of generating at least $5bn in foreign exchange earnings annually

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[1] Nnewi - Automobile manufacturing
[2] Akure - Cocoa processing and chocolate
[3] Orlu - Pharmaceuticals
[4] Aba - Clothing and footwear
[5] Abeokuta - Railway carriages and engines
(6) Kano - Groundnut, neem, millet and sorghum processing
[7] Damaturu - Dairy products
[8] Port Harcourt - Shipbuilding, boatmaking and fishing equipment
[9] Calabar - Aircraft assembly
[10] Ajaokuta - Steel, machine tools and metal manufacturing
[11] Asaba - Wood products and furniture
[12] Lokoja - Hydro electric power generation
[13] Sokoto - Solar farming
[14] Ikot-Abasi - Port handling equipment
[15] Maiduguri - Solar panels and electricity transformers
[16] Uyo - Windmills
[17] Badagry - Coconut and cashew processing
[18] Ilorin - Sugar production
[19] Makurdi - Yam and cassava processing
[20] Minna - Shea nut and kolanut processing