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NSE Urges FG, Stakeholders’ Collaboration On Policy Enforcement
The Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has called on the Federal Government to collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure implementation and enforcement of policies to sustain the advancement of communication and digital economy.
The NSE President, Mr Tasiu Wudil made the appeal in a communique issued on Saturday in Abuja.
The call is one of the recommendations advanced by the society at the end of its 55th National Engineering Conference, Exhibition and Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Abuja.
The conference, tagged “ABUJA 2022”, held from November 14 to 18, 2022, with the theme “Advancing the Frontiers of Communication and Digital Economy in Nigeria”.
According to Wudil, this will sustain the advancement of communication and digital economy as well as strengthen MDAs, enforce compliance of laws and regulations, also create public awareness.
Other recommendations included the need for government to increase investment and partnership in the provision of modern communication infrastructure to enhance the sustainable growth of digital environment for efficiency.
“Strengthening the critical enablers to motivate the service providers for sustainable quality service delivery.
“Promote private sector-led and Government facilitation in the expansion and deepening rural and urban market structure integration through the deployment of digital technologies and innovations.
“There should be deliberate effort to remove the existing barriers in human and institutional capacity development within the public and private sectors to ensure synergistic operations and complementarity in communication and digital innovation.
“Government at all levels need to ensure the provision of critical enablers including energy, security, skilled labour, etc, to encourage more partnership with private sector in upgrading infrastructure and efficient service delivery,” Wudil said.
The NSE president also advocated for strengthening of Monitoring, Evaluation and Feedback Mechanisms through the collective action of regulators, operators, service providers and technical partners championed by professional bodies.
“Promote targeted empowerment programmes initiated by the MDAs and Private Sector in the communication and digital economy sector to exploit maximally opportunities available.
“Also proactive measures at all levels of Government and other stakeholders supported by effective enforcement of best practices including communication and digital technologies for flood control.”
The body of engineers also suggested that internal security matters needed to be on the Concurrent List to have inclusive participation and synergy in curbing crimes at all levels.
“To enhance coordination and efficiency in intelligence management, national security and control centre with a unified command and control, and coordination structure for proactive crisis detection, response and management.
“To achieve balanced reporting that will promote national cohesion and security, media practitioners should adhere to guidelines, codes, and standards of the media profession and perform their tasks responsibly,” Wudil said
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
CHINEDU WOSU
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