Dr Kingsley Okoronkwo, Dean of Academics and Head of Quality Assurance Unit of All Nations University College, has observed that a change of leadership is not what Nigerians need at this time but rather a transformational change of the socio-economic structure of the Nigerian society.
He said Nigeria needed to improve upon health care, transportation and communication and education to bring them in line with world class standards to drive the economic development of the country and provide leadership to Africa.
Dr Okoronkwo was speaking at the inauguration of the Eastern Regional Chapter of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) which seeks to promote good governance and economic development among Nigerians in their home country and those in the diaspora at Koforidua.
He appealed to the leadership of TAN to assist the Nigerian students in Ghana financially either through scholarships or grants to enable them successively complete their education.
The Eastern Regional Chapter of the Organization is the first regional branch to be inaugurated in Ghana.
The Eastern Regional Chapter Coordinator is Mr Emmanuel Nwaneli, the Deputy-Coordinator is Mr Christian Offor, Mr Rowland Ikonne is the Director of Inner Affairs, whiles Mr Emmanuel Promise is the Mobilization Director with Mr Bayor Kuku as the Deputy Mobilization Director.
Mr Emmanuel Okeson, National Coordinator of TAN Ghana said the objective of TAN was to help drive economic development in the next 100 years and create one million jobs for Nigerian youths in Nigeria and those staying outside their country.
He explained that the youth of countries hosting Nigerian citizens were also expected to benefit from the employment avenues and opportunities that would be created by TAN.
Mr Okeson explained that bad leadership in Nigeria and Africa had contributed to the failure to create and improve on the livelihood of the ordinary citizens of Africa and said the continent however has the natural and human resources to overcome the challenge.
Mr Okeson said TAN was also committed to identifying the less privileged communities and assisting them as part of their social intervention programmes.
He indicated that TAN has branches in 19 countries around the world including Ghana and has over 17million Nigerian members.
Mr Emmanuel Nwaneli, Eastern Regional Chapter Coordinator, indicated that the chapter was fully committed to the ideas of TAN and assured of the effective work of the chapter for the achievement of the goals of the organization
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