Xenophobia: What Our Problems Requires – President Buhari Reveals

Posted by E.L.E.X on September 05 2019 under News

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday called for more concerted effort, creative and innovative ideas from the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in reversing the infrastructure deficit in the country, saying “Nigerian problems require uniquely Nigerian solutions’’.

Receiving a delegation of the NSE led by the President, Council of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Adekunle Mokuolu, he said reversing the deficit will require indigenous capacity.
He said that the government has deliberately structured policies to favor more local content and capacity

“Over the years, Nigerian engineers have been recognized globally for carrying out amazing and impactful projects.

Unfortunately, this is not the case here at home as for decades, the enabling environment was simply not provided for these innovative and creative professionals to flourish and showcase our country as an engineering hub,” he said.

The president urged the professionals to look inward in showcasing their knowledge and skill in a way that will directly impact the nation.

“We introduced Executive Orders and embarked on several infrastructure development and rehabilitation projects. As a Government, we also prioritized local content in our procurement processes,” he added.

Buhari asked the engineers to continue to support Government at all levels to build a more prosperous society.

In his remarks, Mokuolu commended the President for expressing his belief in local capacity in 2009 at an NSE conference.

The NSE President said the engineering society had been playing a strategic role in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan and had established a North East Rehabilitation Committee, while presenting a list of requests to the President, which includes involving members in conceptual stages of projects

Mokuolu said the council had started domestication of global codes and standards, noting that it now has 75 branches spread across the country, with two in foreign cities, Houston and London.

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