Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The Chairman of Zinox Group, Mr Leo Stan Ekeh, has urged Nigerian youths to take advantage of technology evolution to enhance their economic fortunes, get engaged, create wealth and build digital empires.
Ekeh said this in Enugu on the sidelines of the just-concluded Enugu Tech Festival 2025, which had as its theme: “Coal to Code.”
He said that in this internet-driven generation, no young person is created by God Almighty to be poor.
Ekeh urged youths, especially those in Enugu, to engage in tech-innovative and solution activities because “we are in the tech-innovation knowledge economy era.”
He urged them to use their smart phones and other digital devices at their disposal to engage to create wealth for themselves.
According to him, this is a century of tech-innovative results, adding that no one was created by God to be poor in this century.
He, however, called on governments to invest in critical tech-innovative infrastructure to the benefit of young people.
Ekeh also challenged South-East governors to invest in infrastructure for digital wealth creation.
“The world is currently heading towards full digital economy. Digital wealth is the new mega wealth that rewards efforts in a short while.
“But there must be a deliberate and intentional investment as well as positive move and action to drag youths towards this direction,” he said.
Ekeh commended Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State for embracing tech-innovation in such areas as security, civil service administration, education and health sectors.
“I must commend His Excellency, Gov. Peter Mbah, for making Enugu State’s transformation to be centred on tech-innovation as well as investing heavily on it for the future of the state.
“For now, the government and most people will not understand the huge fire and hunger for tech-innovative ideas being propelled in these youths.
“They are eager to be part of the tech-innovative movement. The next few months or years will tell the story of this investment,’’ he said.
