Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has inaugurated the board of the Abia State Technological Skills Acquisition Centre with Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe as chairman.
Other members of the board include Cletus Ekpo – vice chairman, Peter Ukonu – director general, Mr. Gerald Ilukwe – member, Mr. Chinenye Uzoukwu – member, and Mr. Fidelis Nweze – member.
Others are Dr. Christopher Okoro – member, Mr. Chukwudi Ogbonna – member, and Mrs. Rita Amuchienwa – member.
Inaugurating the board on Monday in the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House, at the end of the weekly State Executive Council meeting, Gov. Otti thanked all the members of the board for accepting to serve the state.
He described them as experts and the best hands in the technology space, adding that “these are the best of the best that you can find in the technology space.
“The chairman of this centre has added so much to knowledge from the U.S. and is doing our people proud.
“Also, the director general is an inventor himself. We poached him from his comfort zone in the UK, and we thank him for accepting to come back and serve his people.
“And of course, other members who have distinguished themselves in their areas of work. We want to celebrate you. We want to thank you. We know that if it is about compensation and paying, we can’t even afford you.”
Gov. Otti said that the service they are called into is a service to the fatherland.
The governor expressed confidence that the board members would contribute in no small way to the revolution that is happening in Abia.
This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ukoha Ukoha and made available to journalists in Umuahia.
Responding, the Chairman of the board, Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, while thanking the governor for appointing them, noted that technology has become a critical enabler in fixing economic development, saying that,
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“We are called to build the technology capability in the beautiful state of Abia.
“It means that Abia actually wants to rise to the mountaintop because technology will enable that abundance and unlock prosperity. That, of course, I am here for.
“So, we thank you, Your Excellency, for the visionary project. We are going to put the best of our abilities.
“So that from Isukwaka to all the parts of our beautiful state, boys and girls, men and women, they would actually feel the impact of what the government and the leadership can bring to the people,” Prof. Ekekwe stated.
Also speaking, a member of the board, Mrs. Rita Amuchienwa, described it as a good initiative and promised that the team would deliver on its mandate.
