Oyo State, Nigeria. The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has officially extended an honorary membership invitation to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, recognising his distinguished career as a seasoned mechanical engineer with international experience.
The NSE President, Mrs Margaret Oguntala, made the invitation to the traditional ruler when she led a delegation of the society to pay homage to him at his palace on Wednesday in Oyo town.
Oguntala described Oba Owoade as a seasoned mechanical engineer with international experience whose wealth of knowledge would be helpful in the engineering body and society at large.
The body also used the occasion to officially invite the highly respected traditional ruler to its forthcoming conference slated for December in Ibadan.
In his response, Oba Owoade, while accepting the invitation, described the NSE as providers of solutions whose contribution to the development of the nation could not be overemphasised.
Engineers’ problem-solving skills, creativity, and attention to detail enable them to develop practical solutions that address complex challenges.
“As engineers, our work has a significant impact on society, driving progress and improving lives,” he said.