Mustapha Shehu, National President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has said that the power sector reforms would create employment opportunities for Nigerian Engineers. S
hehu said in Lagos that the ongoing privatisation of the power sector had started opening up a vista of opportunities for Nigerian Engineers.
According to him, the ongoing power sector reforms will affect Nigerian engineers positively, “because there is a dearth of engineers in the country. Many Nigerians who are qualifi ed engineers will have better opportunities to practise during the post-privaAhmed tisation era," he said.
Shehu said that qualifi ed engineers would be engaged by new investors in the various power plants and the distribution companies.
“The power sector reform is potentially a huge creator of jobs. If Nigeria is growing at seven per cent without power, with steady power, the growth will double; more businesses will be established and they will employ people. “Unbundling means that with private sector investment, there will be more businesses in the upstream and downstream, and this will result in more job creation," the NSE president said.
Shehu said that the association has affi rmed its commitment to total eradication of quackery in the engineering profession and practise.
He said that the enforcement of the engineering regulation act and the enlightenment campaign would eliminate quackery in the system.
“It is not only in engineering that we have quacks operating; they are everywhere, in journalism, in the judiciary and all other professions. So it will take the collective efforts of all of us to stop them from operating.
“The people should be sensitised on the disadvantages of using quacks, under any guise, and that is why the Nigerian Society of Engineers is seeking partnership with media houses, for this purpose," he said.
