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, Nweke’s
mandate includes issues bordering on the economy, social policy, international
development and minority priority.
“The last several years were 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 NAN’s Western Europe Correspondent.
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 being 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.”
Nweke, 46, years,from Ibusa in Delta state, migrated to Belgium in 1993; he is
currently the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora in
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