By Michael Oche
The South East Youth Stakeholders Forum (SEYSF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing a former Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu, as the pioneer Chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC).
The Forum also appealed to the President to expedite the swearing in of the chairman and his members, so that the commission could commence the work of rebuilding and developing the South East for the good of the people of the region and Nigeria as a whole.
Chairman of SEYSF, Dr. Ezenwa Oyinrimba, made the call while speaking with journalists in Abuja, after a courtesy visit on the President/CEO of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Mr. Daser David.
He described the appointment of Chief Wogu, a prominent leader in the South East and former Minister of Labour as the pioneer chairman of the commission as a welcome development.
According to him, since the Senate has confirmed their appointment, as forwarded to them by President Tinubu, the Forum is calling on the President to as a matter of urgency accelerate their swearing in and give them realistic targets within a short time to measure their performance. He said, “We want to appeal to the President to expedite the swearing in the SEDC members because we need them to start the work of developing the South East region immediately and work to provide employment for our teeming youth in the region.”
The members of the South East Youth Stakeholders Forum had earlier visited the DBI President to appeal to the institute on the revitalization and upgrading of the DBI South East Campus in Enugu for effective and continuous ICT/digital learning. The Forum promised to mobilize and engage the South East leaderships and especially the South East Development Commission for this purpose.
Describing Wogu’s appointment as a round peg in a round hole, Dr. Oyinrimba said the former Labour Minister is a man of integrity, a man of the people and a man of his words who loves the youth and people of the South East.
The SEYSF Chairman said: “Emeka Wogu, the Chairman of the South East Development Commission has been a man of integrity, he has been a man of the people, he has been a leader for a very long time and one of the mouth pieces of the South East. Also, Emeka Wogu is an agent of change and a man who loves the young people of the South East. We know that he would be hundred per cent in supports and willing to collaborate to ensure that the institute (DBI) in the South East functions.”
