The Minister of Works, David Umahi and the NSE President, Mrs Margaret Oguntala
ABUJA- The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, has said engineers were critical stakeholders in the Renewed Hope Agenda of revolutionising road infrastructure in Nigeria.
Umahi made this known while receiving the President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mrs Margaret Oguntala in his office in Abuja.
The minister maintained that engineering best practices and creative innovations are the centrepiece of the policy direction of the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The minister noted the important role of the NSE as an umbrella organisation for engineers.
He commended the efforts of the leadership of the NSE in enforcing strict standards and professional ethics among its members and in advancing the interest of the engineering profession in Nigeria.
The minister his commitment to enhance engineers’ welfare, strengthening technical capacity, and accelerating infrastructure development nationwide.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Olufunsho Adebiyi also reiterated the ministry’s readiness to partner with the NSE across all agreed areas of collaboration.
Earlier, Oguntala, said the leadership of NSE visited the minister to formally notify him on the forthcoming Annual General Meeting NSE to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State in December.
Oguntala underscored the importance of a more strategic partnership between the NSE and the ministry, particularly in building the capacity of engineers in the ministry’s workforce.
She called for the expansion of NSE’s ongoing training programmes targeted at both young and experienced Engineers which have been running consistently since last year.
She also sought the ministry’s support in providing industrial training opportunities for engineering students and Corps Member’s placements for engineering graduates to help bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical field experience.
Highlighting NSE’s readiness to design and deliver customised training modules to meet the ministry’s specific needs, NSE president, proposed joint initiatives on community-based Engineering projects.
This, she said was aimed at using Engineering solutions to improve local livelihoods. (NAN)
