Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday there must be a great investment in human capital developmen for a nation to develop and perform optimally.
Mr Okorocha added that it is a means to harness the natural resources and potentials.
He said this while delivering a speech on “Nigeria’s Human Capital and State Education Initiative: The View from Imo State” at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House in London.
Governor Okorocha said he believes that the only pivot on which any nation can rotate depends on the level of investment in its human capital, which reflects why some countries are more developed than others.
He added that until Nigeria is able to harness its natural resources and potentials as the most endowed and largest nation in Africa, it might be difficult to join other developed countries of the world.
The Governor was also of the opinion that the Nigerian educational system should introduce the use of local Nigerian languages to teach vocational and skills acquisition courses to boost the development of the nation’s human capital just like some other Asian countries.
He stressed that Nigeria needs to change the system of its human capital development in order to reach her desired goals.
Governor Okorocha also spoke on the need to take government to the communities and grassroots, which would help in tackling corruption and insecurity challenges.
