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Expert Decries Dependence On Foreign ICT

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Communication Technology (ICT) expert, Mr. Samuel Bekwele, has decried the continuous dependency of Nigeria on foreign ICT packages, describing the drive as a disincentive to enterprise development in the country.
Bekwele, who spoke with The Tide in an exclusive interview, in Port Harcourt, said only a local based ICT incentive can boost productivity in every sector of the Nigerian economy to promote employment generation and raise the people’s standard of living.
The ICT expert, who runs an indigenous soft ware development company in Port Harcourt, with specialisation in Engineering Design, Desktop and Android application, said Nigeria was losing much money in patrionsing foreign ICT products.
At 56, he said, Nigeria should not remain a consuming economy but think outside the box to promote local-based technology and industrial revolution through the use of local ICT applications.
Apart from promoting efficiency in the educational, development and small and medium enterprises, he said, ICT can be used to tackle insecurity and financial crime in Nigeria.
He said it was easier to trace money laundering and financial hackers through the deployment of appropriate software packages through forensic analysis and investigations.
He added that the security operatives should be aided to develop data-base of people resident within specific localities to check activities of outlaws.
Bekwele also urged the governments at all levels to muster the political will towards policy formulation and implementation, especially in the area of research and development to stimulate indigenous technological growth.
He also cautioned against the politicsation of the power sector, and recommended that power generation and distribution should be given priority attention by the government.
The ICT expert also cautioned youth against the penchant for paid jobs, and urged them to be creative and self-reliant, noting that only enterprise development can bring the country out of economic recession.
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The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.
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