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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has challenged the authorities of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to put to good use the outcome of the Prof. Eni Njoku Lecture Series.
He said they could reduce each of the lecture series to a policy formulation suggestion, which would then be sent to federal and state governments for possible implementation.
The governor made the recommendation yesterday when he presided over the 15th edition of the lecture series with the topic, Science and Technology as Allies with Good Governance in Wealth Creation and Poverty Reduction.
Represented by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba, the governor said it was a waste of time and resources if the outcome of the lecture series is not put to practical use.
According to him, based on the importance the world attaches to research, it was incumbent on academics to push the frontiers of knowledge through implementation of policies initiated through such fora as the Eni Njoku lecture series.
He regretted that Igbo intelligentsia did not follow up on the thought-provoking lecture he delivered during the 14th edition of the lecture series.
Governor Uzodimma insisted that it was the work of the academia to recommend policies to government for the overall good of the society.
He said good governance could only create wealth and lead to poverty reduction when the academia applied science and technology to good use.
He, therefore, challenged the authorities of University of Nigeria, Nsukka to ensure that the outcome of the lecture series is put at the domain of government for possible implementation.
