Raxon Culler Gold Ltd is one of the fast-rising
Nigerian companies boosting the economy of Nigeria by helping reduce
unemployment especially among Nigerian youths. The company produces textiles,
medical gowns, medical scrubs, corporate skirts and blouses, wedding suits and
gowns and security outfits for individuals, private organizations and
governments. In this interview with the Group Managing Director of the company,
Chief Paxy O.T.L Elekima, he speaks on the company’s challenges, aspirations
and offers to Nigerians and the world at large.
Excerpts:
Can you tell us about yourself?
My names are Chief Paxy
O.T.L Elekima. I am from Rivers State, Nigeria and I am the Group Managing
Director of Raxon Culler Gold Ltd. I have a first degree in politics and
economics. I have a Master degree in International relations. I started my PhD
on international relations where I tried to specialize in foreign policy and
diplomacy at the University back in Austria. I was in Switzerland, Germany and
in Asia in University of Bombay and I tried to be in the School of
International Relations to have a career diploma. I speak Dutch, English
amongst others.
What is the nature of your business?
We have Raxon Culler Gold Nigeria and Raxon Culler
Gold Limited, Canada. Raxon Culler Gold is a member of Clinotech Group Canada. We
are into textiles Production. We also produce medical gowns, medical scrubs, corporate
bespoke suit and trousers for males and females, corporate skirts and blouses,
wedding suits and gowns, security outfits for private individuals and
governments, native Niger-Delta wears (Kaftan, Ettibo), London premium
handkerchiefs; and face masks which have been approved by the Standard
Organization of Nigeria (SON).
Raxon Culler Gold Ltd has Raxon Hand Sanitizers and
we also produce Raxon disinfectants. In this period of Corona Virus, we have
taken care a lot of medical situations in Nigeria.
Raxon Culler Gold is one of the major manufacturers
of packet shirts. We produce for schools, Police, Army amongst others within
West Africa, Africa, and ECOWAS in general.
Who is/are the
director(s) of Raxon Culler Gold Ltd?
Our company (Raxon Culler Gold Ltd) has 3 major
directors, that is, myself – Chief Paxy
O.T.L Elekima; Group Managing Director, Dr. Harrison E. Ofiya (who is a PhD
holder in Medicals and also the Group Managing Director and the President of
Clinotech Group Canada). Then, we have D.I.G, retired Habila Joshak, the Executive
Director, operation for Raxon Culler Gold Ltd.
In
what ways has the company contributed to the development of the economy of
Nigeria?
We have more than 150 Sewing machines. We create
employments, train and retrain entrepreneurs. We have our experience from the
Turkish fabric and fashion and also Bangladesh. We have also remained in
constant touch with Turkish ambassadors and Bangladesh Ambassadors to carry
along more Nigerians to be trained in the fashion industry. This is why we try
to get more people to train so that people don’t lack employment. People should
do things with their hands and earn a living. Today when you look at the
economy of Nigeria, Turkey does not have so much oil. What Turkey does is
solely Fashion Design. I was trained in Germany and the days we were in
Germany, the Turkish people were the labourers in Germany until when Turkish
government decided to train Turkish people living in Germany, France, Paris,
Asia and Italy, for fashion designing. This today is their major source of
income and living.
Today, fashion-wise, if you wear Turkish clothes,
people think ‘you have arrived’ (you have become successful) but let me tell
you one thing that will surprise you: every day in Nigeria, there are two
flights that leave for Istanbul. They go to Turkey to buy fabrics, wears, suits
and we think instead of this large number of people flying outside the country,
which is capital flight. we need to bring them in to the country to train
Nigerians to do the clothes that they want. We have about 180 million people in
this country and if only two or three million Nigerians patronize us, we would
dominate the market. We have promised that we would train about four thousand
Nigerians and West Africans in the fashion industry. Today, we are producing
sanitizers. We want to also train Nigerians, men and women to manufacture and
produce home-made sanitizers, disinfectants and face masks. What we are
producing today in Nigeria is of international standard, that can compete in
any global market. So, be Nigerian, buy Nigeria-made products. That is our
“slogan”.
How
do you feel knowing that Topflyers Magazine International is promoting Raxon
Culler Gold Ltd?
We are very happy…so, thank you very much Topflyers
Magazine for promoting our vision and company to the world.
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| Chief Paxy Elekima |
How long have you been an entrepreneur and how old
is Raxon Culler
Gold Ltd??
We started 5 years ago. We were in Turkey. I know
Pysmaco production, publishers of Topflyers magazine has delved into Nollywood,
from Nollywood to Zee World and today, you have one of the best magazines in
the world. So we want to be like you. That is why we chose to have your
magazine to make sure these products are going on and we are going to work with
you for a very long time.
Can you tell us what your challenges in the company
have been?
The major challenge is that Nigerians prefer foreign
products to locally made ones. Most Nigerians prefer made-in-China products to
made-in-Nigeria products. However, today, because of the Corona Virus, when we
see Chinese goods, we run away. Central Bank is now helping to make sure we
have our cotton industry so that we have these Cottons produced in Nigeria. The
tailors are Nigerians. So the major challenge that we have is that people see
our products as ‘Made In Nigeria’ (inferior compared to foreign products). For
many years now, I wear only the products of Raxon Culler Gold to promote them and
they are better than the goods we buy in Turkey, London, Paris, if we Nigerians
and our government don’t support and patronize the home made products, how can
we make it?
As the TOPFLYERS MAGAZINE
International Entrepreneur Of the Month, What Entrepreneurial advice would you
give to the government.
My advice to the Government is that, they
should support businesses and build industries. So that, the Men and Women of
Nigeria will not be on the street as way-wards. We want Nigerians to buy
Nigeria made products. When I read on the news about the different billions or
looting of some officials, I see it as wasting of their time because you can
lie to humans but can’t lie to God. Everyone has a day to die and God will ask
“What did you do when you were alive?”. I would like to say that what
differentiates us, Raxon Culler Gold as employment creators from the government is
that we know how many people we can employ and we have been able to train a
thousand Citizens of Nigeria and other countries as well as empowered them with
manufacturing skills for them to be their own employers of labour.
What has been your driving force so far?
Personally,
as I have always told my wife which she understands, I want to help people, to
put children in school; at least 100 children who are orphans or whose parents
are alive and can not train the children. I want to train them up to University
level to become graduates as well as give scholarship to them. We as a Fashion
and manufacturing Brand Company can sew all their uniforms and perhaps when
They are on holidays, they can come to the manufacturing factory to learn or
get trained on the skills we provide and offer. This is what we want in Raxon Culler
Gold.
To
lastly add, my personal prayer is to train and support these children so that
when one finally leaves this world for good, they will not only see my children
but also see the people I have helped surround me. This is what I want for
myself.
What is your advice to the Youth or aspiring
entrepreneurs?
My
advice to the Youth is, they should be willing to work diligently and
legitimately. If God created you and we meet, if I have a way of helping a
person, I will help because that is the only way I can advise them. To the
youths all over the world, encourage yourself, work hard, improve your life
standards, restrict yourself from anything that you know is evil.
The
Youths into smoking or taking drugs, you don’t need to. It does not solve the
problem. Quit doing all that and try to make yourself a better person by going
to school or getting enrolled for a youth empowerment program which Raxon
Culler Gold also offers to create employment. Just be religious and Love God.
This is my final advice to all of them.
How
can people reach Raxon Culler Gold Ltd for trainings, sponsorship, partnership
and consultancy?
OFFICE
LOCATIONS:
Abuja Office: No 7, Dunokofia Street, Opp. Nnpc Quarters By
Southern Fried Chicken, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
Port Harcourt
Office: 33 Nsirim, Street, Off Ada-George/Ikwerre Road, Port
Harccourt, River State.
Uk Office: 456 Kingsland Road, London. E8 4ae
Tel: +447 886
452 508
Canada Office:
#2101-11871 Horsesehoeway, Riverside Industrial Park, Richmond, Bc, V74 5h5,
Canada
Tel: +1. 604.
370. 2205
Email: paxydaniel@yahoo.com, askrcgold@yahoo.com
TEL:
+234.703.248.5509, +234.807.777.9016, +234.813.859.6146
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