At the zone’s regional conference on human capital development, which was hosted by Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, four governors from the South-East did not attend.
Soludo organised the two-day summit in Awka, but the local governors avoided it. Even though they sent representatives, a disgruntled Soludo bemoaned that the lack of cohesion among the leaders was harmful to the expansion of the area.
He argued for the creation of a regional curriculum by a board of education. The governor added that a teacher certification institute might be established in the Southeast to certify instructors for the area’s schools. It was his response to policy documents and proposals made by technocrats during the meeting. He claimed that the governors of the region may adopt them in the areas of education, labour, and health to increase human capital.
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He insisted that because it possessed the smallest land mass in the nation and the fewest natural resources, the Southeast could not afford to fall behind in the development of human capital.
Soludo stated, “Your suggestions are wonderful.” I’ll read them carefully and determine which ones we can use. In the Southeast, there is not much land. Although Lagos State is the smallest, we are losing ground to gully erosion while Lagos is reclaiming land from the sea.
“Anambra is the centre of gully erosion worldwide.” We are landlocked and have fewer mineral resources in the Southeast. Our primary source of growth is human capital.
Naturally, our only reliable resource is human capital. It’s still the same today, and tomorrow won’t change that. To be who we are, this conference is essential. Furthermore, if we don’t care about human resources, we won’t get far. We must focus on it. To certify instructors for schools in the region as well, the various governments of the Southeast can band together and establish a teacher certification institute, he said.
