Kenyan female engineer advocates inclusion of engineers in Nigeria’s policy formulation
Ani Bassey
Chairperson, Kenyan Women Engineers Committee, Nairobi, Mrs.Jennifer Gache, has advocated for the inclusion of engineers in Nigeria’s policy formulation.
She posited that with this in place, the engineering sector can assist the nation in achieving rapid development.
Gache made the advocacy during a dinner organized by the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) to celebrate Women Engineers across the African continent in Calabar.
Speaking on the theme: Engineers Innovation and Energy Security for Sustainable Future”, Gache decried the non inclusion of engineers in policy formulation.
She maintained that this was responsible for failure in policy implementation in the area that bothers on engineering, a situation she said is retarding the sector.
“You don’t make policies without engaging engineers. Engineers should also be availed the opportunity to participate in policy process and implementation.
“You cannot call engineers when you have already done the design. No nation develops without engineers being involved.
“Engineers are wired with certain challenges that can be solved only by those in the profession.
“Just give them the privilege to gather together, speak with one voice, you will see that that problem in the sector will be solved without a hitch”, she maintained.
She advised women engineers to seek for leadership position in the government of Nigeria.
According to her, attaining these positions will afford them the privilege to contribute their quota to the growth of the sector and the nation at large.
