Engineers Plan Resource Centre In PH

The Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Port Harcourt Branch, Engr Precious Bob-Manuel has disclosed that the society’s noble Engineering Resource Centre (ERC) with a state of the art complex was designed to serve as a centre for the training and retraining of Engineers.
Bob-Manuel made this known in his address at the 13thth Annual Lecture and Awards ceremony of the branch held in Port Harcourt.
He opined that the place will help bridge the wide gap between Engineering graduates and industry practitioners and further hinted that construction work had begun on the 30 plots of land located on the Tam David-West Boulevard in Rivers State.
According to him, the complex when completed will have three auditoriums with various seating capacities, laboratories for research work and training, offices, a guest house and leisure facilities.
The Port Harcourt branch NSE boss who described the title of the lecture, “Understanding the Niger Delta Environment for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation” as apt said it was in tandem with the prevailing socio-economic trend in Nigeria, hoping that the highlights of the presentation will be disseminated to the various authorities for their entitlement and possible action.
The Engineering expert said events by the branch were geared towards proffering engineering solutions to crucial local and national issues and disclosed that the eminent lecturer, Engr Asinyetogha Hilkiah Igoni, had been actively involved in developing policies and programmes geared toward the growth and prominence of the Port Harcourt branch.
Bob-Manuel opined that as a professional body, NSE largely depended on sacrificial and contribution from spirited individuals, corporate bodies and institutions, appealing for their benevolence contributions.
The ceremony also featured award to outstanding members of the society for their meritorious achievements which include the former deputy governor of Rivers State and Commissioner for Education, Engr Tele Reiner Ikuru, the eminent lecturer, Engr Asinyetogha Hilkiah Igoni, the Managing Director of Shelf Drilling Nig Ltd, Lagos, Mr Jacob Sule and the principal partner, Pearl Consult Engineering Ltd, Engr Mayne David-West.
Others are Chukwumenam Emejuoyi Ogbunuju, Gideon Ikhine Beniah Ojum, Christopher Onyibe, Michael Agana, Professor Mike Obi Onyekonwu and Dr. Jide Olufayi while Shelf Drilling Pearl Consult Ltd and Nigerian Engineering Workds Ltd were honoured, in the company category.