The Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy, Fegho Umunubo, disclosed this during a Digital and Creative Economy stakeholders’ roundtable discussion in Calabar, Cross River State, at the weekend.
Umunubo explained that the investment is to completely transition the Nigerian economy from the white collar job. Umunubo, who said that Cross River State will benefit from the fund, also noted: “Every state will benefit from the $671 million investment fund. I’m hoping that Cross River State will also benefit from the fund in terms of access to finance, infrastructure and training,” he stressed.
He said that the fund would ensure the industry is strengthened at the state level to eradicate the idea of japa . Umunubo said: “There was a time when people moved from Calabar, for instance, to Lagos; and now they are moving abroad because they don’t have the necessary working tools and market.“The last time I was here, I mentioned to the governor that it won’t be my last in Calabar. Today, I am here and it won’t be my last as well.