Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to engaging qualified engineers, technologists and indigenous contractors in road construction, housing and other infrastructure projects to ensure quality and standard delivery.
Fubara stated this while declaring open the 42nd Conference of Technologists in Engineering (CONFOTECH) and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE), held in Port Harcourt.
The association honoured the Governor with its prestigious Platinum Award and inducted him into its highest membership cadre in recognition of his administration’s infrastructural development efforts across Rivers State.
Represented by his Chief of Staff, Sunny Ewule, Fubara expressed his administration’s readiness to sustain partnerships with professional associations to promote professionalism, build capacity and advance technological development.
He thanked NATE’s leadership and members for finding him worthy of the award, describing the honour as recognition of the collective efforts of his administration and the people of Rivers State.
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“I consider this award not as a personal achievement, but as a recognition of the collective effort of my administration and the good people of Rivers State in infrastructure development and the deployment of engineering and technological solutions to advance the socio-economic development of the state,” he said.
The Governor described the conference theme, “Safety, Regulation and Enforcement in Engineering: A Panacea to Industrial and Technological Growth in Nigeria”, as timely and relevant.
He maintained that sustainable industrial growth depended on effective safety standards, strong regulation and enforcement, stressing that his administration remained committed to quality project delivery through the engagement of competent professionals and indigenous contractors.
In his welcome address, the National President of NATE, Engr. Dominic Udoatan, said safety, effective regulation and strict enforcement were essential to sustainable industrial and technological growth.
He called on governments, regulatory agencies, employers and professional associations to strengthen collaboration in promoting competence, accountability and the protection of lives and property.
Udoatan also appreciated the Fubara-led administration for recognising the importance of infrastructure development, technical competence and technological advancement in Rivers State.
