The chairman of Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Port Harcourt branch, Engineer Denis A. A. Dania, MNSE, say his priority was to initiate the process of galvanizing NSE Port Harcourt into an epic professional body, capable of satisfying all the professional needs of the society and those of her members.
This, he said, would confer on the Nigeria engineer, the respect, dignity and recognitions he/she deserves from both government and society, with the reactionary effect of participating actively in all engineering-based aspects of the economy.
Engineer Dania made the disclosure during his investiture as the 16th chairman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers at ESN secretariat, Port Harcourt.
The chairman who noted that the NSE is a professional society founded and nurtured over the years as a common voice for the engineering profession on the basis of high ethical standards, with the aim of enhancing competence in service delivery, promoting professional development and accentuating members welfare, pointed out that engineers are for the improvement of society’s socio-economic systems, which called for the need to explore fully the inherent potentials by all stakeholders government, public and private sectors.
The NSE chairman called on all stakholders in capacity building and professional development, leaders of Nigeria content, captains of industries and other end users to kindly partner with the engineers, stressing that their target is to ensure that minimum of 150 engineers are fully trained in specialized areas, every year through the branch, as part of their planned collaborative professional development programme with PTDF, NCDME, lead NCS and other interest groups.
Engineer Diana said he believed in professionalism, building on the foundation the executive met, in enhancing NSE members strengths and in playing down their weaknesses for the common good of the branch and engineering. He disclosed that other agenda of his administration includes industrial relation welfare, welfare of members, engaging engineering and politics, information technology centre/library, engineering resources centre, strengthening and sustaining the industry, without compromising discipline among staff.
NSE was founded in 1958, a national umbrella organization for the engineering profession in the country, with the objective of advancing engineering education, research and practice in all its ramifications, with a view to achieving the professional capabilities of its members so as to better equip them to fulfill the needs of the profession for the good of the public and the nation at large.
Other executive officers of NSE, Port Harcourt chapter, include, Engineer Kombo Johnson, MNSE, Vice Chairman, Emmanuel Idoniboye, MNSE, General Secretary, Mrs. Anthonia Ohagwa, Asst. Gen. Sec, Engr. Chief Gibson Belief, treasurer, Engineer Agnes C. Adimelechi, MNSE, Financial Sec. Edward Orupabo MNSE, Publicity sec, Precious Bob-Manuel Technicial Secretary, Chinwe Okoronkwo, MNSE, Ass Technical sec, Otunte John Otueneh, membership sec, Humphrey Amadi MNSE welfare sec while Victor Okechukwu is the internal auditor. ###
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