
Taraba State Chairman of the association, Engr. Collins Awosika
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo –
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has inducted new corporate members to improve membership growth in Taraba State.
The induction ceremony took place in Jalingo Taraba State’s capital, during the National workshop, public lecture, and inauguration of 2024/2025 newly elected officials.
Delivering his welcome speech, the Taraba State Chairman of the association, Engr. Collins Awosika, said the NSE engineering week is to proffer solution on issues confronting the society, especially the challenges of food security in Nigeria, climate change, population growth, resource depletion, artificial intelligence, and resilience food supply and offer innovative solutions to enhance crop yield.
Engr. Awosika stressed that the workshop is designed to critically find a way to reduce waste, ensure food safety and security, and promote eco-friendly farming methods.
He said the workshop would unite scholars and engineering experts as well as practitioners to share knowledge, ideas on best practices of the engineering as profession to harness artificial intelligence for sustaining agricultural future.
He urged the newly inducted members to adhere to the professional ethics, work with the sense of responsibility, operate within the code of practice and never compromise on standard.
The chairman, whose leadership elapsed in 2024 disclosed that his stewardship as the branch chairman has recorded tremendous achievements, such as regular holding of branch meetings with technical paper presentations, membership drive and growth, engagement and collaboration with other sectors, maintenance and improvement in the construction of the NSE Secretariat located at Mile Six in Jalingo metropolis.
Other significant milestone recorded are the acquisition of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for the branch landed property, provision of manpower for Taraba State University for accreditation of Engineering courses, among others.
Speaking at the induction of the twelve new members in to the association, the National Vice President of NSE, Engr. Danladi Ushiki Adamu called on the inductees and the newly inaugurated officials to work with one voice and take the branch to the greater heights