The Deputy Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Baba Tela, weekend applauded members of the Society of Engineers (NSE) for given their professional support and contribution to Governor Bala Mohammed for effective and efficient execution of his infrastructural projects.
Senator Tela who made the commendation when he hosted executives of the National body of the society on a courtesy visit, stated that, the state government has succeeded in the execution of infrastructural projects across the state without any hitches, and attributed the successes to the outstanding support cooperation of engineers to the state government.
Senator Tela said the state government will consolidate on its partnership and collaboration with the Society of Engineers for the execution of engineering projects, and urged NSE to assist in tackling building and other infrastructure collapse through checking construction methods.
“I am highly delighted to receive you on behalf of His Excellency, Governor Bala Mohammed on this courtesy visit, I must thank you for your kind words on the infrastructural projects executed by the Governor. We look forward for continued synergy and working collaboration with you.
“Governor Bala Mohammed has even before coming into power, developed a blueprint on execution of infrastructural projects designed by experts in his desire to ensure the advancement of the state. On his behalf, I welcome you to Bauchi and I want to appreciate NSE for recognizing the contributions of late Engineer Abdulkadir Saleh by organising a public lecture in his honour.”
The deputy governor reiterated the readiness of the administration of Governor Bala Mohammed to assist professional bodies in the state including Nigeria Society of Engineers to discharge their responsibilities effectively for the benefit of the state and its people.
On his part, the leader of the delegation who is the National President of the Society, Engineer Tasi’u Gidari while presenting an award of excellence to Governor Bala Mohammed through his deputy, said the honour was in recognition of his administration’s performance in the execution of infrastructural projects.
Engineer Gidari appreciated the state government for the engagement of NSE members in the construction of the roads, and assured of their support in their maintenance for sustainable development.
“We are not surprise with the achievements of Bauchi State Government in its infrastructural projects, because His Excellency, the Governor has engaged our members in the process. This is so special to us in view of the fact that the roads have been executed with engineering standard. Your Excellency, engagement of quacks is key to building collapse and we in the NSE, we are always against that, because there is no any engineering challenges that our members cannot handle it, so we must appreciate Bauchi State for always partnering with us.”
