Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has commended the Council for the Registration of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN), for its regulatory policies that curbs building collapse and quackery in the construction sector
The Governor, gave the commendation during the COREN first Annual Stakeholders Sensitisation Workshop, themed: “Regulatory Obligation, Compliance and Enforcement of Codes and Standards: A Panacea for sustainable economic development of Anambra State,” in Awka.
On the 30th June, 2022 at the International Conference Centre Awka, the Council and its affiliated State Regulatory Monitoring Technical Committee were inaugurated in the state by governor Soludo in the presence of the President of COREN, Engr. Ali Rabiu and the Council Registrar, Engr. Prof. Adisa Ademola Bello.
Soludo noted that in addition to over two hundred kilometres of ongoing road projects in the state, he will increase the number to two hundred and fifty between now and December 2022.
According to the governor, his administration is committed to building road projects that will stand the test of time.
He also expressed the determination of his administration to improve the provision of adequate infrastructure to fast-track the Smart City Project to optimize the limitless opportunity of a fully digitalized economy.
Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Ernest Ezeajughi, at the event, the Governor noted that the Council is critical to road and other infrastructural projects, adding that after his administration, Anambra would be a point of reference in quality infrastructural projects.
He explained that the sensitization workshop by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria is important in building a better Anambra, assuring that regulation, quality and standard must be maintained in handling projects in the State and promised to partner with them.
The traditional ruler of Umueri, Igwe Ben Emeka, who thanked the Soludo administration for insisting on quality and durability in road construction said such will help in addressing the failure of roads and save costs and called for a maintenance culture to help increase the life span of roads in the State.
The Chairman of Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Barrister Chike Mmaduekwe and the Executive Chairman of Anambra State Materials Testing Laboratory, Engineer Ebosie Ezeoke, who was a resource person at the event, said such a sensitization workshop would help ensure the quality of projects in the State.
The Chairman, of the Council Anambra State chapter, Engineer Victor Meju, who highlighted the achievements of members of the profession in and beyond the state, noted that no nation can develop without Engineering, and called for support to the council in order to add more value to life.
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