Enugu State Govt to Partner FG Commission in Boosting Its $30bn GDP Target
Enugu State Government has sought the collaboration of a federal government Agency, the Corporate Affairs Commission, to boost its $30 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) target.
The government also plans to train about 40, 000 youth in science and technology, including e-ticketing.
This was disclosed during a courtesy visit by the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Engr. Prince Lawrence Ezeh, to the Zonal office of the Commission in Enugu.
Speaking during the visit, the Commissioner in the company of the Permanent Secretary, TPL Ugwueze Mike, Managing Director Tech-Hub, Engr. Chidubem, and others, said that the State government through the Ministry of Science and Technology came to seek collaboration with the Agency to boost the state economy, adding that plans are on ground for the training 40,000 young men and women in the State.
According to Engr. Prince Lawrence, “Our visit here today is to seek collaboration with your noble organization. The reason for this collaboration is necessitated by the fact that our Governor, His Excellency Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, is so desirous of taking most of our youths off the streets and getting them meaningfully engaged at the moment. The State Government is working very hard to commence training of about 40,000 Enugu youths very soon. We are closing in on needed arrangements.”
He also noted that due to the level at which some youths engage themselves in unproductive usage of social media and as well as an effort to increase the state GDP, his team came to collaborate with the Commission to see those youths registered with their enterprise after they must have undergone training.
In response, the Zonal Director, Dr. Andrew Ubaka, stated that they are always ready to assist government, corporate, or individual businesses when it comes to registration of their companies or businesses.
He promised that as a government, the Commision would look at the processes and know where they could come in to collaborate with the state government.
He also pointed out that as soon as the proposals are submitted to the Commission, they would ensure that some rigorous processes some agents go through in getting some companies registered would be minimized, adding that what the team presented was in line with the trend.
The Director also offered that if invited, the Agency would make itself available to make presentations on the processes to the Ministry.
