Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed disclosed this when the national officials of the council paid him an advocacy visit at the Council Chamber, Government House, Bauchi.
The Governor, in a statement through his media aide, Mukhtar Gidado, said it has been a culture of his administration in reducing and cutting unnecessary spending in capital expenditures in compliance with the basic engineering practices.
He expressed concern over abuses of human capital required in the engineering practice and pledged to ensure full engagement of engineers by his administration to enhance its infrastructural delivery. He said the establishment of the zonal office of the council will go a long way in enhancing government’s monitoring and evaluation capabilities in the state so as to ensure projects and programmes have integrity and quality. “It is indeed a privilege for us to receive you today in Bauchi.
I have realized that solutions to our growth and development of infrastructure deficit is engineering. With COREN, we must ensure adherence to due process in procurement, execution of projects, value for money and for quality delivery.
“You can see the amount of work we are doing; we have finished so many different innovative engineering projects in Bauchi not because we have enough resources, but because we are doing it differently using your members and best practice to make sure there is value for money.”
The Governor, who intimated the national officials of the council on the various developmental projects embarked upon by his administration, cautioned engineers against misguiding government in the execution of projects Governor Bala Mohammed used the visit to commend Nigerian engineers for working assiduously with their counterparts in other parts of the world, to provide solutions to engineering challenges in the country.
The President of the Council, Engr. Ali Rabiu, said for any government to succeed in its quest for development, there is a need for the engagement of engineers. According to him, one of the tools for ensuring societal development is the presence of infrastructure, describing engineering as a key driver in that regard.
