Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide criticized Stephen Oronsaye's panel report and warned towards the elimination of the Challenge Improvement Institute (PRODA) in Enugu, as one of many producing companies in Igboland.
They mentioned the unique Oronsaye report, along with the federal government's white paper, clearly excluded PRODA from this course of.
The President of the Ndigbo Youth Council, Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, made the decision in Abuja, throughout a press convention, saying any transfer to relocate PRODA could be counterproductive.
It recalled that PRODA, established in 1971 and later taken over as a federal authorities analysis institute, has performed a vital function in industrial analysis and growth. Including, “Regardless of its neglect through the years, PRODA has witnessed a revival in current instances, with a number of reforms geared toward restoring its former glory.”
He emphasizes the significance of the institute in selling analysis and growth and decreasing the nation's dependence on imports.
He additionally accuses the folks behind the falsified report of getting ulterior motives and emphasizes that PRODA serves the nation as a complete, and never only a explicit area.
Nnabuike mentioned: “If PRODA will get the mandatory assist, will probably be within the curiosity of the nation as it’s going to take the nation’s technological development to the subsequent stage.
“They usually neglect that PRODA doesn’t serve Igboland, however the nation, and is clearly positioned to take analysis and growth to a different stage. Nigeria is a rustic that’s utterly depending on imports with out producing something and it’s the bane of the financial system. Below such circumstances, an company like PRODA deserves all the eye and funding it may well get.
“Just a little look into historical past exhibits that PRODA was a creation of the defunct East Central State authorities. It was established by edict in 1971.
“It was charged with the broad perform of producing and catalyzing industrialization by conducting industrial analysis from the laboratory stage to the pilot plant stage and offering consultancy providers to authorities, industries and people.
“PRODA is likely one of the oldest analysis establishments below the Federal Ministry of Science and Know-how.”
He known as on the federal government of President Bola Tinubu to reject the compromised model of the Oronsaye Report and cling to the unique suggestions set out within the letter from the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation.
