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Miners, Geoscientists Lament Exclusion From Procurement Act

Mining engineers and geoscientists in Nigeria are lamenting their exclusion from the ongoing procurement process in the country.
Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Mining Engineers and Geoscientists, Professor Zaccheus Opafunso, gave this indication in Port Harcourt at a stakeholders meeting organised by the Port Harcourt Chapter of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society.
Opafunso who said the Council had made contributions towards the on-going review of the Nigerian Mining and Mineral Act, said Mining engineers and geoscientists are distinct professionals and have the right to practice their profession in any part of the country.
He called on members to give their maximum supports to the Council, while also urging practitioners to take their profession seriously.
He said the Council had paid courtesy visits to 25 organisations in the country to project its activities and called on all miners and geoscientists to register with the Council with a view to benefitting from the career path already approved by the council for its members.
Also speaking at the meeting, Professor Songho Clifford Teme called on geoscientists working at the Rivers State University to register with the Council.
Teme said the council would not hesitate to sanction those who practice the profession without proper registration.
In his own remark, Professor Tamuno Kingdom Abam, described geoscientists as one of the most important segments of the society, adding that practicing geologists need the knowledge to excel in the profession.
On his part, the President, Port Harcourt Chapter of the Society, Mr. Ogbunie Prosper Jeremiah, said the meeting was to sensitise stakeholders on the importance of the council to the development of the profession.
Meanwhile, the Council has commended the authorities of the Rivers State University for the establishment of the Department of Geology in the institution.
Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the council, Professor Opafunso said this during a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor of the university.
He said the department needs the support of the university authorities in the training of geologists.
Opafunso also called on the university authorities to prevail on all geoscientists and mining engineers in the institution to register with the council.
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