Human Capital Dev dominates NSE Oct lecture

Human Engineering Resource Development was the fulcrum of the 25th Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) lecture in Abuja last Thursday. The October Lecture is a biennial talk that affords engineers opportunity to tap from wealth of experience of past NSE presidents. The presenter of the lecture, Engr. Olumuyiwa Alade Ajibola who was president of NSE […]

Human Engineering Resource Development was the fulcrum of the 25th Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) lecture in Abuja last Thursday.
The October Lecture is a biennial talk that affords engineers opportunity to tap from wealth of experience of past NSE presidents.
The presenter of the lecture, Engr. Olumuyiwa Alade Ajibola who was president of NSE between 2010 and 2011 stated that human engineering resources are required for other resources to thrive, thus the need for rapid development of engineering skills.
Ajibola’s 76-page lecture which bore photos, tables, charts and diagrams maintained that a developed engineering manpower has capacity to drive medium and small scale enterprises, leading to massive job creation.
Ajibade who spoke like an economist decried Nigeria’s penchant for taking foreign experimental policies while neglecting home-grown researches.
“It’s very clear that focusing on expendable resources as the mainstay of a national economy without developing appropriate human capital needed to drive production and infrastructural development won’t yield our expectation for industrialization and sustainable development,” he noted.
He advised President Muhammadu Buhari to make his cabinet 60 percent technocrats as well as engage the “Diaspora Nigerians who must work with home counterparts on solutions in all sectors of the economy.
The lecture had the topic: Creativity in the application of Nigerian Engineering Resources for Effective Economic Development: A National Policy Imperative.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who was Special Guest of Honour, Engr. John Chukwu said, “With the dwindling revenue from oil and in line with Mr President’s focus on diversification of the economy, we can’t but look up to the Engineering profession to lead the search for innovative technology and resources to drive our developmental needs.
Though he expressed happiness that engineers are ones that created and developed Abuja, he observed that less than 20 percent of the territory’s 800 square kilometers has been developed.
NSE president Engr. Ademola Isaac Olorunfemi restated the commitment of NSE to advancement of engineering in Nigeria.
Engineers from both the public and private sectors attended the event.