Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, has attributed building collapses and failed projects in the state to the failure to engage qualified engineers and the compromise of professional standards.
Akpe stated this on Saturday when members of the Yenagoa Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Yenagoa.
He stressed that engineers have a critical role to play in the development of the state, particularly in the New Yenagoa City project, describing them as “master planners” whose expertise is essential to achieving sustainable urban development.
The Deputy Governor said, “Most of these failed buildings are because professionals were not engaged or standards were compromised.”
He urged engineers to uphold professional standards and use their expertise to support the rapid development of Bayelsa State.
Akpe recalled the contributions of local engineers, including Engr. Moses Dika and Engr. Olice Kemenanabo, to the state’s gas turbine project, noting that the government holds the engineering profession in high esteem.
He assured the NSE of the government’s support for its programmes and advised the association to channel requests for training and other forms of support collectively through its central body.
Earlier, the NSE Yenagoa Branch Chairman, Engr. Eluanatein Mac-Jokori, sought government support for members to attend NSE and COREN training programmes, as well as assistance for engineering education and the construction of a 500-metre access road to the association’s Engineering Resource Centre.
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