Rivers Hosts High Quality Projects -Engineers Boss

The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers says, Rivers State under Governor Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi led administration has a record of many high quality projects compared to other states in the Federation.

The National Chairman of the institute, Engr. Ayo Fanimokun who stated this last week at the inauguration of the Rivers State chapter of the Institution of mechanical engineers in Port Harcourt attributed the quality of projects to the commitment of the professional engineers engaged by the state government in the execution of projects.

According to him, the high quality of projects embarked upon by Governor Amaechi showed that the society of Engineers in the state are committed in every projects processes, in the state. Engr. Fanimokun said the high quality projects have not only boosted dividends of democracy for development, but also minimised future expenditures as a result of repeating same projects every year in the state.

The  institutes national chairman lauded Governor Amaechi for the provision of modern engineering and technological equipments in the state higher institutions.

“I commend Governor Amaechi for the quality technological machines witnessed in the state higher institutions during an inspection exercise by a team of engineers.

“I observed that the high quality of modern technological equipments seen in the state university would further prepared undergraduate engineers to become sound professional Engineers in the state and the nations at large.” Engr. Fanimokun said.

Engr. Fanimokun advised the members of the institution to be committed as professional engineers in order to be effectively utilised in its construction projects.

He also advised the new chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the body Engr. Goodluck Chukwuka Ikenyiri to ensure that the profession integrity is maintained in the state.

In his acceptance speech, the new chairman of the Rivers chapter of Institution of mechanical Engineer, Engr. Ikenyiri pledged to ensure that, the institution will collaborate with the state government, companies and groups to proffer solutions to the numerous engineering problems in the Niger delta and the nation at large.

Engr. Ikenyiri also pledged that the institution would be organising quarterly workshop and training for engineers in the state on construction and maintainace of projects.

Engr. Ikenyiri was inaugurated with eight others members as 2012 executive committee members of the Rivers State chapter of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers, who would pilot the affairs of the institution in the state for the next three years.