Bizman Tasks Companies On CSR

As a way out of the present economic situation, companies operating in the state have been charged to play according to  the rule, by ensuring  that they  obey the corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stipulation.
The Nye Nwe Eli Rumuogba, HRH Eze (Dr) Temple Ejekwu, said this at the weekend in an interview with newsmen  in Port Harcourt.
He said that, if companies operating in the state could  obey the CSR stipulation, that it would go a long way in reviving the  current economic  hardship,  in the country.
Ejekwu, who also is a seasoned businessman and a hotelier, pointed out that some of such  CSR provide jobs for the people.
He said  there was no crime  for a graduate to be trained in another  skill  other than his area of study.
The monarch  who  went through memory  lane, recalled that, countries like China and Japan  are today leading in technology development  due to  their early attention to skills acquisition.
However,  he has  called on the  State Governor, Chief  Nyesom Wike, not to relent on his drive  to develop the state,  adding that, by so doing, investors would troop to the state in their numbers.
According to him, all hands must be on deck to permanently win the battle over economic hardship, thus the need for  companies to take the lead.
He reasoned that since the companies have benefited much from their host communities, it would be worthwhile to reinvest in the people’s  lives.
The legal icon also frowned at a   situation where some communities loot o damage the property provided to them by companies, saying that, such does not encourage more actions from the companies.
Another way to pull out of the economic challenge, he said, was self reliance  and skill acquisition.