NIMECHE SEEKS KWARA GOVT'S SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE ENGINEERING PRACTICES

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The Kwara State Government has been approached on the need to pay more attention and support to engineering institutions  to integrate engineering practices in the State.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Lafia Aliyu Korasabi received the call while hosting delegates of the National Institute of Mechanical Engineers,(NIMECHE) Kwara State Chapter, recently in his office.

Hon. Lafia Aliyu Korasabi, asserting the importance of mechanical engineering as a profession and in relation to the mandates of the Transportation Ministry, said its impacts in daily human endeavours, particularly to transportation could not be over emphasized. 

Lafia,  who applauded the visionary plan and programmes of the Institute in areas of capacity building, sensitization, and seminars, constantly organized for the engineering inclined members in the State, especially and secondary school students, said the feat would definitely assist the beneficiaries hugely to excel in their pursuits as future engineers of the State.

The Transportation Commissioner emphasized that NIMECHE's programme on sensitization and education to the younger generation is in alignment with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's educational framework targeted at preparing and nurturing youths to become productive.

Earlier in his address, the pioneer Chairman of NIMECHE, Kwara State Chapter, Prof. Jacob Aweda, reiterated the need for more interventions from the State government and revealed that the Institute has large numbers of engineers, most of whom are State employees. He expressed NIMECHE's determination to help upgrade the skills of registered mechanical engineers in the State, thus, fostering better performance and service delivery in their respective duties.

In the same vein, the Head of Department, Engineering, Welding and Fabrication of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Engr. Salaudeen Mashood Adisa, listed some its action plans to include, organizing lectures on transportation, driving and safety, regular sensitization and engagement with all the transport unions in the State, periodic public lectures on practical skills, better traffic management, among others.

He, therefore, requested the support and cooperation of the State Government to enable it continue to function well in its strides, while integrating the engineering practices to the best advantage of the State.

At the meeting were, Director, Personnel, Finance and Supply of the Ministry, Hajia Medinat Ajao; Director, Mechanical Services, Engr. Olayinka Busari; Director, Transport, Planning and Coordination, Engr. Joshua Durotoye; Director, Rail, Road and Water Ways, Engr. Solomon Oyinloye; Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Alhaji Bello Mohammad, other staff of the Ministry and members of NIMECHE.




Alabere Ahmed Babatunde
Press Secretary,
KW-Ministry of Transportation 
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