Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has urged members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Awka branch, to emulate their colleagues, the Ebonyi State governor, Engr. Dave Umahi and his Oyo State counterpart, Engr. Seyi Makinde, in politics, for Anambra and Nigeria in general to industrialize, attain rapid economic growth and sustainable development.
Obiano stated this while delivering a special session of the Society’s monthly general meeting and technical lecture with the Title ; “Engineers and Politics: The Way Forward”
He said the state and Nigeria’s socio-economic transformation and prosperity depends on industrialization, more so with Nigerian Engineers at the driving seat, insisting that sustainable development would remain a mirage if Nigerian Engineers continue to stay away from partisan politics.
The governor, noted out that China as a country, massively became a major player in global politics and development today because Chinese leaders had their backgrounds deeply rooted in Engineering, asserting that the Chinese Gross Domestic Products (GDP) continues to grow because the people at the corridors of power in China are Engineers.
According to the governor, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Digital and Creative Economic, Engr. Infeanyi Aniagoh, said “By the profession training and re-training, Engineers are to proffer solutions to problems confronting humanity and this will expand to developing infrastructure on a larger scale to solve multiple problems in the society.
“Even though Engineers keep away from politics because Engineering principles don’t work with politics, however, putting the over-riding interests of the end-users in focus is paramount for socio-economic transformation of the country.
In his remarks, the branch Chairman of Awka NSE, Engr. Odinaka Okonkwo, while commending Governor Obiano, for his administration’s relentless efforts in delivering dividends of democracy to the people of the state, also called on the incoming governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to sustain the momentum and accelerate the pace of good governance in Anambra State.