The Nigeria Union of Journalists Ebonyi State council has commended the State Governor Francis Nwifuru for his developmental strides mostly the area of human capital development.
The Council Chairman comrade Samson Nwafor gave the commendation in Abakaliki the state capital via a communique issued shortly after the council’s first congress for 2025.
He described sponsorship of 204 Ebonyi youths for postgraduate studies abroad and 541 others enjoying same post graduate scholarship within the country by the state government as a laudable initiative that would positively impact on the overall growth and development of State.
Following incessant cases of petrol tankers explosion on Nigeria roads the Congress called on Ebonyi State government and other relevant agencies in the State to come up with urgent measures that would keep the State safe from such disaster; even if it entails banning movement of tankers carrying inflammable products in the day time across the State.
The Journalists lamented hyper rise in cost of living in Ebonyi State and urged the government to institute a price control mechanism to check the operations of Traders, Motorists, Tricyclists, Okada Riders, Landlords and House Agents.
Congress commended the human capital development drive of Ebonyi State Government under His Excellency, Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, through which 204 Ebonyi youths got scholarship for postgraduate studies abroad and 541 others enjoying same post graduate scholarship within the country. Congress described the scholarship scheme as a laudable initiative that would positively impact on the overall growth and development of Ebonyi State.
“Congress also commended Ebonyi State government for constructing new roads and rehabilitating the existing ones within the Abakaliki capital city and urged the government to sustain the tempo, by further opening up the capital city, through construction of more new street roads.
“Congress lauded Ebonyi State government for reviving the State own pipe production factory, describing it as a bold step towards the industrialization of the State, but urged the government to consider giving the factory to a private company to manage on Public-Private Partnership basis, because Congress believes that government is not a good manager of business.”
