Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has reiterated his commitment to human capital development through his administration’s M.O.R.E. Agenda.
Oborevwori made this known on Sunday during the centenary celebration of Late Justice Chukwunweike Idigbe and also the commissioning of the Museum and Youth Resource Centre named after the eminent jurist in Asaba.
The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, extolled the legacies of Late Idigbe, a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, noting that the jurist lived a life of impact
While calling for the emulation of the exemplary life of Late Idigbe, Oborevwori assured that his administration would train and empower youths in the state, adding that they were the pillars, resources and strength of the future.
He said that the museum and youth resource centre built by the Punaka Foundation would further build capacity, boost confidence and ability of youths in the state to soar higher in the challenging developments that the future might bring.
In his welcome address, Dr. Anthony Idigbe, son of the legal Icon, said that the museum and youth resource center built by the Punaka Foundation which his father established in 2004, was to encourage excellence, improve the reading culture among the youth and foster ability to carry out digital research.
He equally stated that the museum would not just be a collection of relics but a bridge that would connect the past with the present, and serve as a guide to the future.
The event was chaired by Ambassador Ignatius Olisemeka, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
