Alok Bhardwaj

Alok Bhardwaj is the Managing Director of Sunflag Nigeria Limited, a textile manufacturing company established in 1961. Under his leadership, the company has focused on producing a wide range of textile products, including yarn, towels, and African prints, while utilizing local resources. Bhardwaj has been vocal about the significant decline of Nigeria's textile industry, highlighting a drop in employment from 250,000 in the 1980s to just 10,000 today. He advocates for government policies that would protect local manufacturers and promote job creation, particularly in the face of challenges posed by the influx of second-hand clothing imports.