THINVESTITURE OF 15 ACEN PRESIDENT HELD IN LAGOS

thThe investiture of 15 Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN) President, Engr. (Dr.) Temilola Kehinde took place as planned on

thWednesday 26 February, 2014 at Julius Berger Auditorium, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos. About 200 (Two Hundred) dignitaries were in attendance.The Chairman of the event, Sir Steve Omojafor, Chairman/Regional Consultant, STB-McCANN Group, thanked and welcomed all the attendees to the unique event. He commended ACEN for recognizing him to chair the investiture event. The immediate Past President of ACEN, Engr. Nuruddeen Rafindadi said in his speech, said that ACEN had witnessed modest achievements in the past two years. In his words He said further that “We must maintain our focus on delivering service to our members and sustaining the relationship with our stakeholders. At the local level, we shall continue to show a worthy leadership in engineering and in the built environment professional services industry. At the regional and international level, we shall continue to maintain our rising profile, creating bilateral relationship with other GAMA and FIDIC members”.ACEN President, Engr. (Dr.) Temilola Kehinde also welcomed all the dignitaries to his investiture ceremony. In his inaugural address, he stated that “Engineering was at core of development and that any nation that aspired to greatness must treasure and value engineering. He asserted that, through the National Content Development Act 2010, the government had opened a new vista of opportunities for consulting engineers and other professionals to participate actively in the oil and gas sector”. He stressed on ACEN membership that “Nobody can or will become a member of the Association without ascertainable relevant skills and a reputation for high quality work. He said that “For those in the Association, capacity development through training shall continue to be a strong pillar of the Association.The keynote address was delivered by the Chairman, Nigeria Economic Submit Group, Mr. Foluso Phillips. The theme of his presentation was “Development Must Be Engineered”. In his speech he said that “A total of $2.9tn is required to close Nigeria's infrastructure gap over the next 30years with $2.3tn on transport, energy, ICT and water, and $600bn on agriculture, mining, social infrastructure, housing and regional development”. He asserted that “Nigerian consulting engineers and even maybe even most Nigerian engineers are not getting their fair share of the opportunities available in their field. And it seems that the law that seeks to protect them from this situation – i.e. the local content law is not being adequately upheld nor is it robust enough to meet this challenge”. In his closing remarks, he congratulated ACEN President and felt proud to contribute to the engineering profession despite the fact that he was not one of them. Some of the dignitaries at the occasion were COREN President, Engr. Kashim A. Ali, Arc. Tayo Babalakin, President of Association of Consulting Architects Nigeria,

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A PUBLICATION OF ASSOCIATION FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERING IN NIGERIA (ACEN)

Volume 6 Issue 1 E-mail: info@acen.org.ng Website: www.acen.org.ng February 2014

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From L-R: VC UNILAG, Prof. Rahamon Bello, Wife of ACEN Pres. Mrs Olabopo Kehinde, ACEN IPP Engr. N.Rafindadi, ACEN President, Engr. Dr. Temilola Kehinde, Keynote Speaker, Mr Folusho Phillips, COREN Pres.Engr. Kashim Ali & Chairman of Investiture Ceremony, Sir Steve Omojafor. (Standing)

From L-R: ACEN President, Engr. (Dr.) Temilola Kehinde & Mr. Folusho Phillips

From L-R: Engr. (Rev) E. I. Etteh & Engr. Kunle Adebajo

Participants at the Investiture Ceremony

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The NSE President was represented by his VP Engr. (Mrs.) Margaret Oguntala, Past President of NSE, Engr. (Chief) Ebenezer Osoba, Prof. Rahamon Bello, Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, President of CORBON who was represented by Bldr.(Dr.) Martin Dada, Prof. A. F. Ogunye the President of Nigeria Academy of Engineers, Engr. Dideolu Falobi MD, Krestal Laurel Ltd., Bldr. Kunle Awobodu President of Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), Immediate Past COREN Registrar, Engr. Felix Atume and COREN Registrar, Engr. Kamila Maliki.Some of the senior members of the engineering profession at the event include Past Presidents of ACEN, Engr. (Dr.) Joseph Folayan, H.R.H Engr. M. O. Adesina, Engr. Lanre Sagaya, Engr. (Mrs.) Mayen Adetiba, Engr. K. A. Adeola, Engr. Ibikunle Ogunbayo, ACEN Vice President, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, and the Treasurer, Engr. Charles 'Yele Akindayomi.Other senior ACEN members are Engr. Rev. E. I. Etteh, OFR, Engr. (Dr.) Obi Daramola, Engr. Yomi Lawson, Engr. E. J. S. Uujamhan, Engr. Ashim Oyekan, Engr, Kunle Adebajo, Engr. Tunde Ogunde, Engr. Layi Adegbola, Engr. George Okoroma, Engr. Taiwo Ajayi, Engr. G. Massari, Engr. Wole Alli, Engr. Ore Fadayomi and Engr. John Okodi-Iyah. Also present were investiture Chairman, Engr. Ajibade Oke, Engr. N. Isigwe, Past Executive Secretaries of ACEN, Mr. Babatunde Amode and Mr. Isaac Olomolaye were also in attendance.Technicool Nigeria Limited, the foremost Strategic Partner to LG Electronics was at the exhibition stand.

ACEN has constituted (5) five Standing Committees to run the affairs of the Secretariat. The committees are Training, Membership, Advocacy, Editorial and Oil & Gas.Training Committee (Lagos Zone): The members of Lagos zone training committee are Engrs. Tunde Ogunde (Chair), Victor Oyenuga, Mbim Okutinyang, Mrs. Mayen Adetiba, Kunle Adebajo, Niyi Ogunnusi and Bode Oluniyi.Training Committee (Abuja Zone): The Abuja zone training committee members are Engrs. Suleiman Adamu (Chair), Sam Otenaike, Ibrahim Buga, Tope Oribuyaku, C. Nwafor, Taoheed Amusan, Aliyu Aziz, Gbenga Ajayi, Inno Diyoke, Felix Atume, A. Mohammed, and Rufa'l Sirajo.Training Committee (Port Harcourt Zone): Members are Engrs. G. Massari, G. Okoroma, A. Umana, L. A. C. Dangana, O Erinfolami, S. Idem and John Okodi-Iyah.Membership Committee: Members of this committee are Engrs. Niyi Ogunnusi (Chair), Emeka Achebe, Bola Olowe, Bukar Kam-Salem, A. Morakinyo, and Chris Ibe.Advocacy Committee (Lagos Zone): Members are Engrs. I. S. Ogunbayo (Chair), Ashim Oyekan, K. A. Adeola, Mrs. Mayen Adetiba, Dr. Temilola Kehinde, Charles Akindayomi and F. Ajibade Oke.Advocacy Committee (Abuja Zone): Members are Engrs. N. Rafindadi (Chair), Mrs. Mayen Adetiba, Femi Ebofin, Mrs. J. F. Adeyemi, I. A. Maimaje, N. Ibrahim, S. H. Adamu, G. Ajayi, E. Ujege, Felix Atume, Taoheed Amusan, A. D. Mohammed and Rufa'l Sirajo.Advocacy Committee (Port Harcourt): Members are Engrs. G Massari (Chair), Mrs. Mayen Adetiba, G. C. Okoroma, A. O. Umana, L. A. C. Dangana, O. Erinfolami, S. Idem and John Okodi-Iyah.

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Editorial Committee: Members are Engrs. F. Ajibade Oke (Chair), Mrs. Doyin Obikanye, Rotimi Anthonio, S. H. Adamu, Aziz Aliyu, S. A. Otenaike and O. Otueneh.Oil and Gas Committee: Members are Engrs. N. Isigwe (Chair), Dapo Abe, Yomi Lawson, Tata Messiri and Dr. Segun Aderibigbe.Membership Services Committee: Members are Engrs. Niyi Ogunnusi (Chair), Emeka Achebe, Bukar Kam-Salem, A. O. Morakinyo, Chris Ibe, Kayode Anwo, Dr. Obi Daramola, J. K. Akinola, K. O. Adebara and Lanre Ayegoro.ACEN newsletter wishes all the committee members a successful tenure of office.

The first edition of ACEN quarterly magazine for the year 2014 will be published soon. The theme of this edition is “HOUSING & PLANNING”, we implore members to send their adverts and articles on on-going project on housing/planning to the Secretariat through Bunmi Ajayi at ,

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2014 ACEN MEMBER FIRMS DIRECTORY

GAMA 2014 HOLDS IN MOZAMBIQUE

The ACEN Secretariat is about to produce a new Member Directory for the Association. Members are requested to send a one-page document on A4 format to contain the following information:(a) Name of Firm(b) Membership Number (ACEN, COREN, NSE)(c) Address and Contact Details of all offices (Websites, E-mails and Phone numbers)(d) Partners and Key Staff including their Qualifications, Awards, Positions occupied and Specialisation.(e) Field of Practice and Specialisation.(f) List and estimated value of Key Projects including Project Titles, locations, client and year(g) Any other relevant information.(h) Supporting Pictures.

The 2014 Directory shall be published and sent to Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies as well as our local and international partners. All submissions are to reach the Secretariat not later than Friday 14 March, 2014.

We wish to remind all members that the GAMA 2014 Conference will take place at the Girassol Indy Congress Hotel and Spa, Maputo – Mozambique from 23rd – 26th March, 2014. The theme of the conference is “LOCAL INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY”

The Sub-themes are:Developing Local Competencies to meet the challenges,Cyclical workloads and sustainability,Developing local standards and specifications that are known to local companiesCompetition and Cooperation between Local and Foreign Companies

Registration Fee Conference Registration as from 1st February, 2014Participants - USD 550Accompanying Persons - USD 250 Registration form can be downloaded at www.aemc.org.mz or www.gama2014.com and after the completion of the form, kindly mail to gama2014@aemc.org.mz or gama@fidic.org. Online registration is yet to be activated and members would be informed once this is done.Members who are interested in attending the GAMA Conference should call Kola on 08033490492 on or before Monday February 3, 2014.

3.0 Hotel Reservation The rates are as listed below

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NAME OF HOTEL STANDARD SINGLE US$

STANDARD+ SINGLE US$

STANDARD DOUBLE US$

EXECUTIVE SINGLE US$

GIRASSOL INDY CONGRESS HOTEL AND SPA VILLAGE – CONFERENCE

VENUE (4STAR)

235 270

CARDOSO HOTEL (5STAR) 220 250 330

AVENIDA HOTEL (5STAR) 235 261 HOTEL RADISON BIU (5STAR) 320 350 360

POLANA HOTEL (5STAR) 290 310 480

HOTEL TERMINUS (3STAR) 145 195 155 HOTEL AFRICA (3STAR) 135 175

Participants can obtain information about the hotels through the Conference websiteConference ProgrammeSunday - 23 March 201408:00-18:00 - Conference registration15:00-16:00 - Working Committees16:30-18:00 - GAMA EXCO16:30-18:00 - GAMA YP18:00-19:00 - YP Welcome receptionMonday - 24 March 201408:00-8:30 - Conference08:30-10:00 - Opening Session10:00- 10:15 - Coffee Break10:15-13:00 - Plenary Session I13:00-14:00 - Lunch Break14:00-15:30 - Plenary Session II15:30-15:45 - Coffee Break15:45-17:30 - Plenary Session III19:30-22:00 - Local Colour NightTuesday - 25 March 201408:00-10:00 - Plenary Session IV10:00-10:15 - Coffee Break10:15- 12:00 - Plenary Session V12:00-12:30 - Conference Resolutions13:00-15:45 - Touristic lunch16:00-18:00 - GAMA General Assembly MeetingWednesday - 26 March 201408:30-19:00 - GAMA workshop registration09:00-10:30 - GAMA workshop10:30-10:45 - Coffee Break10:45-12:30 - Group discussion12:30-13:00 - Feedback from GAMA workshop13:00-14:00 - Lunch Break5:00-16:00 - GAMA 2015 preparation meeting

ACEN OPENS LIAISON OFFICE IN ABUJAThe Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN) has opened a liaison office in Abuja. The office address is located at COREN E n g i n e e r i n g P r o f e s s i o n a l Development Centre, House 21/23,

st14 Road, Off 1 Avenue, Gwarimpa Phase II, Abuja.The ACEN Liaison Officer is Mr.

Samson Ezekiel who graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with a Second Class Upper Division in Geography in 2011. All enquiries concerning ACEN should be directed to him on 07036190541 and 07059071811 or send e-mail to him on

ACEN newsletter congratulates and wishes him the best of luck.samson@acen.org.ng

Mr. Samson Ezekiel

Members Feedback & Suggestions? Please send to ACEN Secretariat: Plot 4, 4th Floor, Oyetubo Street, Off Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos. Tel: 01-7748910, 08037224842. E-mail: info@acen.org.ng

ANY NEW INFORMATION?Has your office, telephone(s)

and e-mail(s), address(es) changed?Kindly inform ACEN

Secretariat to serve you better

ACEN 2014 CALENDAR

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EXCO/ COUNCIL

OTHERS

1 1st Executive Committee Meeting Jan. 22 Jan. 22 2 2nd Executive Committee Meeting Feb. 12 Feb. 12

3 1st Council Meeting Feb.13 Feb. 13 4 Investiture of 15 th ACEN President Feb. 26

Feb. 26

5 1st Business Evening – LAGOS Mar. 5 Mar. 5 6 3rd Executive Committee Meeting Mar. 12 Mar.12

7 GAMA 2014- MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE Mar. 23 – 26

Mar. 23 – 26

8 4 th Executive Committee Meeting May 14 May.14 9 2nd Council Meeting May 15 May.15

10 1st FIDIC Workshop May 20 – 21

May 20 – 21 11 2nd Business Evening – ABUJA June 4

June 4

12 EGM/ Luncheon/New Members Day June 25

June 25 13 5 th Executive Committee Meeting Jul. 9 Jul. 9

14 3rd Business Evening – PORT HARCOURT Jul. 16

Jul. 16 15 2nd FIDIC Workshop Aug. 12 – 13

Aug. 12 – 13

16 NACCIMA Annual Conference/AGM Aug. Aug. 17 COREN Engineering Assembly - Aug. Aug. 18 4 th Business Evening – IBADAN Aug. 27

Aug. 27

19 6th Executive Committee Meeting Sep.10 Sept.10

20 FIDIC 2014 – RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Sept. 28 – 1st Oct.

Sept. 28 – 1st Oct.

21 7th Executive Committee Meeting Oct. 8 Oct. 8 22 3rd Council Meeting Oct. 9 Oct. 9 23 5 th Business Evening – LAGOS Oct. 15

Oct. 15

24 NSE Annual Conference/AGM Nov. 2 - 7

Nov. 2 - 7 25 Annual Conf./AGM Nov. 18 -19 Nov.18 - 19 26 4th Council Meeting Dec. 10 Dec.10

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