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Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Senators Kashim Shettima and Abubakar Kyari Saturday joined dignitaries from all over Nigeria for the investiture of a new president of the Nigerian Society of Engineers,(NSE).
Engineer Babagana Mohammed, a citizen of Borno state, took over affairs as 32nd president of the umbrella body of engineers in Nigeria for a tenure of two years. He became president in January 1, 2020. He was deputy president of the NSE.
The new president had in the last 13 years held 22 special positions in the course of his services for the NSE. He succeeded Adekunle Mokuolu who was the 31st president from 2018 to 2020. Mokuola was at the event to hand over the leadership to his successor.
The well attended event, with the theme, “Engineering infrastructure for unity and progress in Nigeria”, held at the Africa Hall of the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
High point of the event was the swearing- in of the new president and ceremonial transfer of the symbol of authority from the immediate past president to his successor, Babagana Mohammed.
In his remarks, Governor Zulum, who is a fellow and high member of the Nigerian society of engineers thanked executive and members of the NSE for electing a Borno son to lead them for the next twoyears.
The governor suggested the need for the country to diversify its means of income in order to strengthen the national economy and to create job opportunities for unemployed citizens.
Many sons and daughters of Borno, including former minister of the FCT, Abba Gana, chief of executives of numerous public and private organisations, engineers from all the 36 states and the FCT and many others were in attendance.
