From one end to the other, the region experienced massive industrial and agricultural revolution: Michelin Factory in Port Harcourt; Nigergas Company, Asbestos Cement Factory, and Niger Steel Company in Emene, Enugu; glass factory in Port Harcourt; Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt and Enugu; Golden Guinea Breweries in Umuahia; shoe factory in Owerri; Calabar Cement Company and textile industries in the region, just to name a few. Whether it was oil palm or cocoa, rubber, banana, cassava, and pineapple, poultry and animal husbandry industry, the region was busting at the seams, producing for both local consumption and export.