RSG Partners NSE On Industrialisation, Infrastructure Development

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said the state government will partner with Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) to promote industrialisation and infrastructural development in thr State.
Fubara, who spoke at the investiture of the new Chairman of the Port Harcourt branch of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, Engr. Idaeresoari Harriet Ateke, in Port Harcourt, recently, said engineers have a great role to play in promoting innovation and standards in projects delivery, especially in a rapid evolving and technology-driven society.
The Governor, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Works, Engr. Atemia Karibo Briggs, assured the commitment of Rivers State Government in providing the necessary support for the Port Harcourt branch of the NSE to achieve the objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the State.
He congratulated the new Chairman of the Port Harcourt branch of the Society for attaining a rare feat as the first woman to be elected as the Chairman of the society since its inception.
In her speech, the National President of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, congratulated the Chairman of the Port Harcourt branch of the society, saying she is “a thorough bred professional with depth of experience to shoulder the Port Harcourt branch to greater heights”.
Oguntala, who was represented by Dr Felicia Nnenna Agubata, Vice President, Corporate Services, NSE, at the event, charged the new executive of the Port Harcourt branch of the society to promote standards and ethics in engineering practice.
In her post investiture address, Engr. Ateke thanked the body for trusting her to lead the Port Harcourt branch.
Ateke, who is the 22nd Chairman of the Port Harcourt branch of NSE, said the branch will continue to “collaborate with government, industries, commerce, and the society at large for the purpose of using technology advancement to solve social challenges”.
Highlight of the event was the presentation of a lecture titled, “A Panacea to solving Challenges of Electricity Distribution in Nigeria”, by the CEO of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), Dr. Benson Uwheru.

Taneh Beemene