Posted by High Chief Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe, the traditional ruler-elect of the Mburubu community in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, has urged investors to take advantage of economic opportunities provided by the governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah administration.
With the subject “Tomorrow is here, the Place of Enugu Youths,” Onuokaibe made this appeal on Friday at the inaugural Enugu Youths Investment Summit, which was put on by the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Enugu State chapter, under the direction of Comrade Chukwuebuka Bartholomew Okoh.
The event’s chair, Onuokaibe, announced that certain well-known members of the private sector were actively attempting to significantly invest in young people by utilizing their talents and providing jobs.
He urged the young of Enugu to abandon frivolity and instill a sense of self-discipline in everything they do.
Enugu State is now secure for investment thanks to Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, and we must take use of this to give Enugu access to young people with a variety of skills.
“I am currently collaborating with NYCN, led by Comrade Chukwuebuka Bartholomew Okoh, to collect some young people with outstanding business ideas, along with a few well-known business veterans from Enugu State. We will assess what they have to offer.
The young people who are interested only need to put their thoughts on paper and send them to NYCN for documentation; following that, they will be sent to training.
“Enugu belongs to us, and it is our responsibility to support Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s administration in enhancing the productivity and usefulness of our youth,” he declared.
During his speech, Hon. Lloyd Ekweremmadu, the commissioner for youths and sports, stated that the administration of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah was willing to work with the youths on investments and training.
He said that in order to support youth industrialization and empowerment, the state government was hoping to secure an investment of N4.4 billion from a group of investors.
Speaking as a guest, Chukwu Ephraim Okenwa advised the young people to take advantage of the creative ideas put out by Governor Mbah’s administration in order to improve their lot in life. The government was committed to transforming perceptions through new and disruptive ideas.
“The first thing that makes any government policy work is the development of human capital,” he asserts.
Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah is working to make it easier to do business while discussing visions and development. This is because he wants to provide Enugu’s youth, in particular, the intellectual tools they need to empower others.
“Considering how countries like Singapore, India, China, and others underwent transformation, transforming Enugu is both feasible and achievable.”
The member of the Enugu State House of Assembly representing the Igbo-Etiti West state constituency, Hon. Amuka Williams, stated during the panel discussion that the Assembly was always willing to work with Governor Mbah’s administration to help the state achieve his objectives of raising its GDP from $4.4 billion to $30 billion.
The house committee on economic development, SDG, and NGO chairman, Amuka, said that the 2024 budget’s quick passage was a sign that Enugu will soon take the lead in the country’s business community.