The Nigerian Government is to strengthen collaboration with the Nigerian Society of Engineers NSE to ensure a state-of-the-art infrastructure that will stand the test of time.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Terlumun Utsev, stated this at the investiture of Engineer Alimasuya Rabiu as the thirty-fifth President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers held at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa in Abuja.
According to Professor Utsev, “The importance of Engineers in nation building cannot be overemphasised, and it was in realisation of this that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sees the body as critical stakeholders in national development and appointed many of them to oversee critical technical ministries, agencies and departments who are making remarkable strides in their various places of assignment including himself.”
The Minister informed members of the NSE that the Nigerian Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has engaged sound engineers to carry out total rehabilitation and upgrade of Alau Dam in Borno State and other critical national assignments in water and road infrastructure in recognition of their critical roles in infrastructural advancement of the country.
He congratulated the new President, Engr Alimasuya Rabiu and expressed confidence in his ability to bring his expertise to bear on the society, having served the society as a three-time Vice President and the country in various positions, while thanking women engineers in the country and beyond for their outstanding contributions.
Utsev congratulated the immediate past president of the society, Engr Aina Oguntala, for breaking the barrier to become the pioneer woman president of NSE since its establishment.
The Minister urged the Nigerian Society of Engineers to continue deploying its professional expertise as it makes conscious efforts to support the present administration to turn around the fortunes of the country.
In his remarks, the thirty-fifth President of NSE, Engr Rabiu, whose speech centred on resetting the NSE, pledged on behalf of other members of the EXCO to lead with integrity, restore institutional relevance and reposition the Society as a beacon of excellence, both nationally and globally.
PR/Terver Dominic