Work Ministry, COREN, NSE strengthen partnership on road devt

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

The Federal Ministry of Works, Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, (COREN) and Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) have resolved to strengthen existing partnership in the bid to work together for the realisation of the Renewed Hope Agenda for the road sector.
This was contained in a statement signed and issued by Director, Information, Olusola Abiola
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Yakubu Kofamata stated yesterday in Abuja when the Executive Committee of the NSE and COREN paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja .
Speaking about the importance of the partnership between the Ministry and the engineering bodies, the Minister noted that working in synergy with relevant regulatory and professional organisations in the sector should surely impact road infrastucture development in the country.
He emphasized that the Ministry’s collaboration in the area of training and re-training of Engineers is very important as “the collaboration will enable home grown Nigerian Engineers to work for the government and for the success of Nigeria’s infrastructural development as embedded in the Renewed Hope Agenda”
According to him “in every consultancy services that we need concerning the construction and maintenance road network, we will always request for the input, contribution and the expertise of your organisations ”.
On the removal of the Federal Government funding from regulatory agencies like COREN, the Honourable Minister informed the delegation that the Ministry was working on the matter, explaining that it was indeed a government decision which was not directed at any particular agency.
Assuring on the strengthening of the existing partnership with the two bodies, he said further “I want to assure you that this Ministry will work for our common good. In fact, I want to stress that out.”