NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS EMERGES

The Head of Public Relations of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Ojonugwa Haruna, in a statement said Rabiu took over from Kashim Ali who had served two terms as President of the Council between 2013 and 2019.

Penpushing further reports that, the statement added that the new President  was born on April 24, 1963 in Lafia, Nassarawa State, attended Bayero University, Kano State for a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Civil Engineering.

The statement stated that, Rabiu is, a Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Registered Engineer, Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, and also a member of various Engineering Associations.

“The new COREN President has served as member, Presidential Monitoring Team on DFRRI, Rural Water and Sanitation Programme as well as House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on the investigation of flooding of the Goronyo Dam’.

The Council spokesperson added, “He has also served as member, Governing Council of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi and Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Kano branch’, stating that  the new President had over 30 years professional career in Engineering and had served at various Administrative and Managerial levels in the public and private sectors.

Penpushing also reports that, the statement said Rabiu was involved in the design and supervision of several bridges, roads, concrete structures, water supply schemes, small dams as well as flood and erosion control works.