Nigerian-born Collins Nweke, was on Friday sworn
in as Councillor of West- Flanders Constituency in
Belgium.
Mr. Nweke, a member of the Belgian Green Party,
was re-elected last year having made history in
2006 when he became the first non-Belgian born
politician to win an elective position in West-
Flanders.
With his re-election, Mr. Nweke’s mandate includes
issues bordering on the economy, social policy,
international development and minority priority.
The councilor described the last several years to
him as a learning curve where some important
results were equally achieved.
“I will continue to have my eyes on the ball as far
as social policy is concerned, but with an expanded
portfolio that includes the economy and
international development.
“Small and medium enterprises are the engine of
the local economy and a business-friendly
environment will not only keep existing businesses
in good shape but will attract new investments and
create jobs.
“A number of good initiatives are ongoing and
obviously these would be continued and enhanced.
“It will also make sense to re-evaluate some
economic activities that are liabilities to the local
economy,” he told the News Agency of Nigeria’s
Western Europe Correspondent.
Mr. Nweke, who spoke on international
development, said the challenges of global
meltdown were insurmountable.
“I think that the relationship between the western
economies and the emerging ones has for too long
been based on the wrong premise. He said that
partnership, rather than charity, should be the
bedspring on which the larger part of the
relationship rests.
“The economies of the west are showing signs of
saturation, while there are huge developmental
potential in the emerging economies. So let’s build
a relationship of mutual benefits,” he said.
Mr. Nweke, 46, migrated to Belgium in 1993. He is
currently the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora,
NIDO, Europe.
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